Where does “medical” come from?

medical (Middle French) comes from Latin medicālis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

medical (Middle French): of or relating to the middle finger

Definitions

  1. of or relating to the middle finger

Ancestry of “medical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicālis—
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →