Where does “materia medica” come from?

materia medica (English) comes from Latin medica, from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

materia medica (English): The study of the origin, preparation, dosage and...

Definitions

  1. The study of the origin, preparation, dosage and...

Ancestry of “materia medica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicaa female doctor, healer; nominative feminine...
2LatinMēdia—
3Ancient GreekΜηδία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μηδία →