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Where does “medicinable” come from?

medicinable (English) comes from Latin medicinabilis, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

medicinable (English): Medicinal; having healing properties

Definitions

  1. Medicinal; having healing properties

Ancestry of “medicinable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicinabilis—
2Latinmedicīna—
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 “medicinable”

  • unmedicinable
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