Medievo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Medioevo

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *me

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe

Proto-Indo-European *médʰi

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos

Proto-Italic *meðios

Latin mediusslbor.

Old Spanish medio

Spanish medio

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-u

Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu

Proto-Indo-European *-wom

Proto-Indo-European *h₂oywom

Proto-Italic *aiwom

Latin aevumlbor.

Spanish evo

Spanish Medievo

From medio (“middle”) + evo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈdjebo/ [meˈð̞je.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ebo
• Syllabification: Me‧die‧vo

Proper noun

Medievo m

1. (history) Middle Ages

   Synonym: Edad Media

Derived terms

• Tardomedievo

Related terms

• medieval

Further reading

• “Medievo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025