Where does “vaihtoehtolääketiede” come from?
vaihtoehtolääketiede (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääketiede, from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
vaihtoehtolääketiede (Finnish): alternative medicine
Ancestry of “vaihtoehtolääketiede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lääketiede | medicine |
| 2 | Finnish | lääke | medicine , remedy, drug |
| 3 | Finnish | lääkitä | to medicate |
| 4 | Old Swedish | läkia | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lēkinōną | to heal, to cure |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |