Where does “medicus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “medicus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	medicus	healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
2	Latin	medeor	I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
3	Proto-Italic	medēōr	heal
4	Proto-Indo-European	med-	to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “medicus”

medicus
medikus

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