medieval

B2 Topic:Culture & History

US /mɪdˈi.vəl/ UK /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #8351

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the Middle Ages, roughly from 500 to 1500 AD.

We visited a medieval castle with thick stone walls.
2

adj
Cruel or extremely old-fashioned, as if from the Middle Ages.

The press described the treatment of prisoners as medieval.

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Derived forms antimedievalmedievaldommedievalesquemedievalishmedievalismmedievalistmedievalisticmedievalisticsmedievalitymedievalizemedievallymedievalness

Etymology

From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

*h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European médiéval French

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# medieval

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /mɪdˈi.vəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/
**Frequency rank:** 8351

## Meanings
1. Relating to the Middle Ages, roughly from 500 to 1500 AD.
2. Cruel or extremely old-fashioned, as if from the Middle Ages.

## Examples
- We visited a medieval castle with thick stone walls.
- The press described the treatment of prisoners as medieval.

## Derived Forms
- antimedieval
- medievaldom
- medievalesque
- medievalish
- medievalism
- medievalist
- medievalistic
- medievalistics
- medievality
- medievalize
- medievally
- medievalness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂ey-
- Root: médiéval

## Etymology
From French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”).

## AI Etymology
Medieval comes from French médiéval (“medieval”), from Latin medium (“middle”) + aevum (“age”). In present-day English its meanings include relating to the Middle Ages, roughly from 500 to 1500 AD and cruel or extremely old-fashioned, as if from the Middle Ages. The historical chain runs through *h₂ey- (Proto-Indo-European) and médiéval (French). Related and derived forms include antimedieval, medievaldom, and medievalesque.

## Topics
- Culture & History

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