Where does “metgessa” come from?
metgessa (Catalan) comes from Catalan metge, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “metgessa”, step by step
metgessa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan metge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | metge | doctor, physician |
| 2 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 3 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Catalan essa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | essa | The name of the Latin-script letter S; ess |