Where does “miedi” come from?

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

miedi (Friulian): doctor, physician

Definitions

  1. doctor, physician

Ancestry of “miedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
2LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
3Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Italic medēōrEvery word from Latin medeor
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