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Where does “medicable” come from?

medicable (English) comes 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.

medicable (English): Capable of being medicated; admitting of being...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being medicated; admitting of being...

Ancestry of “medicable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicabilis—
2Latinmedicō—
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

Words derived from “medicable”

  • unmedicable
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