Where does “medicamentary” come from?
medicamentary (English) comes from English medicament, from French médicament, from Latin medicamentum, from Latin medicō, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
medicamentary (English): Of or relating to medicament; medicinal
Definitions
- Of or relating to medicament; medicinal
Ancestry of “medicamentary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medicament | A medicine, medication or drug |
| 2 | French | médicament | drug, medication, medicine, pharmaceutical,... |
| 3 | Latin | medicamentum | drug, remedy, medicine |
| 4 | Latin | medicō | to heal, cure |
| 5 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 6 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |