Where does “medicine” come from?

medicine (Middle Dutch) 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.

Ancestry of “medicine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicīnamedicine, remedy, 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 “medicine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-
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