Where does “medicīnus” come from?

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

medicīnus (Latin): Of or pertaining to doctors and healing; medical, medicinal

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to doctors and healing; medical, medicinal

Ancestry of “medicīnus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “medicīnus”

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