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Where does “medică” come from?

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

medică (Romanian): female equivalent of medic; nominative feminine...

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of medic; nominative feminine...

Ancestry of “medică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmedicmedical; doctor, physician; Median
2Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
3LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
4Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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