Where does “medicinal” come from?
medicinal (Catalan) comes from Latin medicinalis, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
medicinal (Catalan): medicinal of or pertaining to medicine
Definitions
- medicinal of or pertaining to medicine
Ancestry of “medicinal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | medicinalis | medical, medicinal, of or pertaining to medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 3 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 4 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |