Where does “medically” come from?
Medically is the adverbial form of medical, which derives from Middle French medical, from Latin medicalis, an adjective formed from medicus (physician) and the suffix -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European med- meaning to measure or consider.
medically (English): For medical purposes; In a medical manner or...
Definitions
- For medical purposes; In a medical manner or...
Ancestry of “medically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medical | Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine;... |
| 2 | French | médical | medical |
| 3 | Ido | mediko | physician, doctor |
| 4 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 5 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |