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Where does “immedicable” come from?

immedicable (English) comes from Latin immedicabĭlis, from Latin medicabilis, from Latin medicō, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

immedicable (English): Incurable; not able to be assisted by medicine

Definitions

  1. Incurable; not able to be assisted by medicine

Ancestry of “immedicable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimmedicabĭlis—
2Latinmedicabilis—
3Latinmedicō—
4Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
5LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
6Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “immedicable”

  • immedicably
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