Where does “biomedicina” come from?
biomedicina (Spanish) comes from Spanish medicina, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
biomedicina (Spanish): biomedicine
Definitions
- biomedicine
Ancestry of “biomedicina”, step by step
biomedicina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish medicina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | medicina | 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 |
via Spanish bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | bio | bio |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |