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Where does “medicine” come from?

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

medicine (Italian): plural of medicina

Definitions

  1. plural of medicina

Ancestry of “medicine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmedicinamedicine
2Latinmedicīna—
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
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