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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Medizin | medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 3 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 4 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via German Student
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Student | student person attending lectures at a university; male or of unspecified sex |
| 2 | Latin | studēns | dedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to) |
| 3 | Latin | studeō | to dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to |