Where does “pseudo-medicine” come from?
pseudo-medicine (English) comes from English medicine, from Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr — to measure; to give advice; healing.
pseudo-medicine (English): Any system of treatment of physical ailments, or...
Definitions
- Any system of treatment of physical ailments, or...
Ancestry of “pseudo-medicine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | medicine | A substance which specifically promotes healing... |
| 2 | Middle English | medicin | — |
| 3 | Middle French | medicine | medicine |
| 4 | Old French | medecine | medicine; remedy; medical treatment of some form |
| 5 | Latin | medicīna | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “pseudo-medicine”