Where does “meciner” come from?
meciner (Old French) comes from Old French mecine, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
meciner (Old French): to medicate; to treat with medicine
Definitions
- to medicate; to treat with medicine
Ancestry of “meciner”, step by step
meciner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French mecine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mecine | remedy; treatment |
| 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 |
via Old French er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | er | — |