Where does “medicamentously” come from?
medicamentously (English) comes from English medicamentous, from French médicamenteux, from French médicament, from Latin medicamentum, from Latin medicō, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr — to measure; to give advice; healing.
medicamentously (English): In a medicamentous manner; medicinally
Definitions
- In a medicamentous manner; medicinally
Ancestry of “medicamentously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medicamentous | Having the properties of medicament; medicinal |
| 2 | French | médicamenteux | medicinal |
| 3 | French | médicament | drug, medication, medicine, pharmaceutical,... |
| 4 | Latin | medicamentum | drug, remedy, medicine |
| 5 | Latin | medicō | to heal, cure |
| 6 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 7 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |