Where does “medicide” come from?
medicide (English) comes from English medical, from French médical, from Ido mediko, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
medicide (English): Medically assisted suicide; suicide accomplished...
Definitions
- Medically assisted suicide; suicide accomplished...
Ancestry of “medicide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |