Where does “remedy” come from?
Remedy comes from Middle English remedie, from Old French remede, from Latin remedium, composed of the prefix re- and suffix -ius, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots med- and wer- with the suffix -yós.
remedy (English): Something that corrects or counteracts; The legal...
Definitions
- Something that corrects or counteracts; The legal...
Ancestry of “remedy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | remedie | Alternative form of remedye |
| 2 | Old French | remedie | — |
| 3 | Latin | remedium | remedy, cure; medicine; aid, assistance |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |