Where does “cybermedicine” come from?
cybermedicine (English) comes from English medicine, from Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr — to measure; to give advice; healing.
cybermedicine (English): Telemedicine by means of cyberspace or the...
Definitions
- Telemedicine by means of cyberspace or the...
Ancestry of “cybermedicine”, step by step
cybermedicine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English medicine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medicine | A substance which specifically promotes healing... |
| 2 | Middle English | medicin | — |
| 3 | Middle French | medicine | medicine (act of practising medical treatment) |
| 4 | Old French | medecine | medicine; remedy; medical treatment of some form |
| 5 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 6 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 7 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via English cyber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyber | Of, or having to do with, the Internet;... |
| 2 | English | cybernetics | The theory/science of communication and control... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυβερνήτης | captain, steersman, pilot, navigator; guide,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |