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Where does “medicína” come from?

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

medicína (Czech): medicine; medicine, pharmaceutical

Definitions

  1. medicine; medicine, pharmaceutical

Ancestry of “medicína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicīna—
2Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
3LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
4Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “medicína”

  • medicínský
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