Where does “médical” come from?

médical (French) comes from Ido mediko, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

médical (French): medical

Definitions

  1. medical

Ancestry of “médical”, step by step

médical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido mediko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idomedikophysician, doctor
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

via Medieval Latin medicalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmedicalis

Words derived from “médical

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Italic medēōrEvery word from Latin medeor