Where does “meditation” come from?
meditation (Danish) comes from Latin meditārī, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
meditation (Danish): meditation; pondering
Ancestry of “meditation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | meditārī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |