Where does “meditate” come from?
Meditate comes from Latin meditatus, past participle of meditari, from Proto-Indo-European med-, also reflected in Proto-Italic medēōr.
meditate (English): To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon...
Definitions
- To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon...
Ancestry of “meditate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | meditatus | meditated; intentional, premeditated |
| 2 | Latin | meditor | I think or reflect upon, consider, contemplate,... |
| 3 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
Words derived from “meditate”