Where does “Medizinstudent” come from?

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

Medizinstudent (German): medical student person attending medical school or receiving a medical education, male or of unspecified sex

Definitions

  1. medical student person attending medical school or receiving a medical education, male or of unspecified sex

Ancestry of “Medizinstudent”, step by step

Medizinstudent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Medizin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMedizinmedicine
2Latinmedicīnamedicine, remedy, 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

via German Student

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStudentstudent person attending lectures at a university; male or of unspecified sex
2Latinstudēnsdedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to)
3Latinstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Italic medēōrEvery word from Latin medeor
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