Where does “alternativmedicin” come from?
alternativmedicin (Swedish) comes from Swedish medicin, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
alternativmedicin (Swedish): alternative medicine
Definitions
- alternative medicine
Ancestry of “alternativmedicin”, step by step
alternativmedicin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish medicin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | medicin | medicine; a medicine, a drug |
| 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 Swedish alternativ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | alternativ | alternate, other, alternative; alternative,... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | alternativus | alternating |
| 3 | Latin | alternare | present active infinitive of alternō;... |