Where does “médico” come from?

médico (Spanish) comes from Ido mediko, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

médico (Spanish): doctor, physician; medical

Definitions

  1. doctor, physician; medical

Ancestry of “médico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idomedikophysician, doctor
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

Words derived from “médico”

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