Where does “meditsiin” come from?

meditsiin (Estonian) comes from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

meditsiin (Estonian): medicine

Definitions

  1. medicine

Ancestry of “meditsiin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicīnamedicine, remedy, cure
2Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
3LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
4Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “meditsiin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →