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Where does “medicinalis” come from?

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

medicinalis (Latin): medical, medicinal, of or pertaining to medicine

Definitions

  1. medical, medicinal, of or pertaining to medicine

Ancestry of “medicinalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicīna—
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 “medicinalis”

  • medicinal
  • medicinally
  • nonmedicinal
  • ethnomedicinal
  • unmedicinal
  • biomedicinal
  • biomedicinally
  • telemedicinal
  • phytomedicinal
  • nonmedicinally
  • ethnomedicinally
  • medicinale
  • medicinal
  • medicinalmente
  • medicinale
  • medicinalmente
  • medicinal
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