Where does “medicamentum” come from?

medicamentum (Latin) comes from Latin medicō, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

medicamentum (Latin): drug, remedy, medicine

Definitions

  1. drug, remedy, medicine

Ancestry of “medicamentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicōto heal, cure
2Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
3LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
4Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “medicamentum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →