Where does “electromedication” come from?
electromedication (English) comes from English medication, from Middle French médication, from Latin medicatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
electromedication (English): The use of electricity as a form of medication
Definitions
- The use of electricity as a form of medication
Ancestry of “electromedication”, step by step
electromedication traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English medication
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medication | A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken... |
| 2 | Middle French | médication | — |
| 3 | Latin | medicatio | healing, cure, medication |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English electro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electro | An electrotype; An electronic style of hip hop;... |