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Where does “méd'cinn'nie” come from?

méd'cinn'nie (Norman) comes from Norman méd'cinne, from Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

méd'cinn'nie (Norman): medicine

Definitions

  1. medicine

Ancestry of “méd'cinn'nie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanméd'cinnemedicine
2Old Frenchmedecinemedicine; remedy; medical treatment of some form
3Latinmedicīna—
4Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
5LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
6Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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