Where does “medic” come from?

medic (Romanian) comes from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

medic (Romanian): medical; doctor, physician; Median

Definitions

  1. medical; doctor, physician; Median

Ancestry of “medic”, step by step

medic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin medicus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
2LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
3Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Romanian med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianmedMedian
2FrenchMède—

via Romanian ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianicwedge
2HungarianÉKNE

Words derived from “medic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →