Where does “unmedicable” come from?
unmedicable (English) comes from English medicable, from Latin medicabilis, from Latin medicō, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
unmedicable (English): Not medicable
Definitions
- Not medicable
Ancestry of “unmedicable”, step by step
unmedicable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English medicable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medicable | Capable of being medicated; admitting of being... |
| 2 | Latin | medicabilis | curable, able to be healed |
| 3 | Latin | medicō | to heal, cure |
| 4 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 5 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |