3 ms·"Mediterranean": "Medi" = middle, "terra" = land/earth. It's the sea in the middle of the land.by mkl 7y ago"Mediterranean": "Medi" = middle, "terra" = land/earth. It's the sea in the middle of the land.mrfusion 7y agoThanks. Good pnumnomic (sp)!Sharlin 7y agoNot sure if joking, but "mnemonic", from Greek mnēmōn "mindful". Then there's "pneumonic" which is something else entirely.