Where does “telemedicine” come from?
telemedicine (Italian) comes from Italian telemedicina, 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.
telemedicine (Italian): plural of telemedicina
Ancestry of “telemedicine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | telemedicina | telemedicine |
| 2 | Italian | medicina | medicine |
| 3 | Latin | medicīna | — |
| 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 |