Where does “psychomedicine” come from?
psychomedicine (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.
psychomedicine (English): Any form of medical treatment that involves a psychosomatic component, from primitive shamanistic treatments to the use of placebos
Definitions
- Any form of medical treatment that involves a psychosomatic component, from primitive shamanistic treatments to the use of placebos
Ancestry of “psychomedicine”, step by step
psychomedicine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English medicine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medicine | A substance which specifically promotes healing... |
| 2 | Middle English | medicin | — |
| 3 | Middle French | medicine | medicine (act of practising medical treatment) |
| 4 | Old French | medecine | medicine; remedy; medical treatment of some form |
| 5 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, 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 |
via English psycho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psycho | Psychotic, or otherwise insane; A person who is... |
| 2 | English | psychology | The study of the human mind; The study of human... |
| 3 | French | psychologie | psychology |
| 4 | Latin | psychologia | — |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |