medalia

Etymology
Substantiviation of (with loss of the first /j/ via dissimilation), neuter plural of Late Latin, from Classical Latin. Attested in a ninth-century gloss, with the sense of 'half a denarius', the predominant meaning in Romance. Non-numismatic senses remain, however, in Sardinian and regional Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Noun

 * 1) that which is in the middle
 * 2) type of coin worth half a denarius

Descendants

 * Italo-Romance:
 * → Old
 * North Italian:
 * Old
 * Old
 * Old
 * Gallo-Romance:
 * Old
 * Ibero-Romance:
 * Insular Romance:
 * Old
 * Old
 * Ibero-Romance:
 * Insular Romance:
 * Old
 * Ibero-Romance:
 * Insular Romance:
 * Old
 * Insular Romance:
 * Old
 * Insular Romance:
 * Old

Verb

 * 1) to medal