Where does “urtemedisin” come from?
urtemedisin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk medisin, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
urtemedisin (Norwegian Nynorsk): herbal medicine
Definitions
- herbal medicine
Ancestry of “urtemedisin”, step by step
urtemedisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk medisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | medisin | a medicine, medication; medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 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 |