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Where does “meditare” come from?

meditare (Italian) comes from Latin meditor, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

meditare (Italian): To ponder over; to meditate on; To plan; to think...

Definitions

  1. To ponder over; to meditate on; To plan; to think...

Ancestry of “meditare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmeditorI think or reflect upon, consider, contemplate,...
2LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
3Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “meditare”

  • meditatore
  • meditatrice
  • meditabile
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