Where does “médicament” come from?

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

médicament (French): drug, medication, medicine, pharmaceutical,...

Definitions

  1. drug, medication, medicine, pharmaceutical,...

Ancestry of “médicament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicamentumdrug, remedy, medicine
2Latinmedicōto heal, cure
3Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
4LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
5Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “médicament”

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