Where does “telemedicine” come from?
Telemedicine combines English tele- from Ancient Greek τῆλε meaning "far" and English medicine from Old French medecine, Latin medicina, and Latin medicus meaning "physician."
telemedicine (English): The transfer of medical information via...
Definitions
- The transfer of medical information via...
Ancestry of “telemedicine”, step by step
| 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 |