Where does “medisina” come from?

medisina (Tagalog) 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.

medisina (Tagalog): medicine

Definitions

  1. medicine

Ancestry of “medisina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmedicinamedicine
2Latinmedicīnamedicine, remedy, cure
3Latinmedicushealing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,...
4LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
5Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →