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Where does “mêgón” come from?

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

mêgón (Ligurian): Augmentative of mêgo; healer

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of mêgo; healer

Ancestry of “mêgón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianmêgomedical; doctor, physician; first-person singular...
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
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