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

Definitions

  1. meditation; pondering

Ancestry of “meditation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmeditārī—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin meditārī →