Where does “médicament” come from?
médicament (Middle French) comes from Latin medicamentum, from Latin medicō, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “médicament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | medicamentum | drug, remedy, medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicō | — |
| 3 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 4 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
Words derived from “médicament”