Where does “medicale” come from?
medicale (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin medicalis, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
medicale (Italian): medical
Ancestry of “medicale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | medicalis | — |
| 2 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 3 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
Words derived from “medicale”