Where does “médicu” come from?

médicu (Asturian) comes from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

médicu (Asturian): doctor

Definitions

  1. doctor

Ancestry of “médicu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
2LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
3Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →