Where does “médico” come from?

médico (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Spanish médico, from Ido mediko, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

médico (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): doctor

Definitions

  1. doctor

Ancestry of “médico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmédicodoctor, physician; medical
2Idomedikophysician, doctor
3Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
4LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
5Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →