Where does “medicus” come from?

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

medicus (Dutch): doctor, physician

Definitions

  1. doctor, physician

Ancestry of “medicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmedicus—
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 “medicus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →
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