Where does “medicatrice” come from?
medicatrice (Italian) comes from Italian medicatore, from Latin medicator, from Latin medicō, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
medicatrice (Italian): female equivalent of medicatore; feminine...
Definitions
- female equivalent of medicatore; feminine...
Ancestry of “medicatrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | medicatore | One who heals or cures; healing, curing |
| 2 | Latin | medicator | physician; vocative singular of medicātor;... |
| 3 | Latin | medicō | to heal, cure |
| 4 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 5 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |