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Where does “mediko” come from?

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

mediko (Ido): physician, doctor

Definitions

  1. physician, doctor

Ancestry of “mediko”, 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

Words derived from “mediko”

  • medikala
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →