Where does “marasin nogut” come from?
marasin nogut (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin marasin, from English medicine, from Middle English medicin, from Middle French medicine, from Old French medecine, from Latin medicīna, from Latin medicus, from Latin medeor — to measure; to give advice; healing.
marasin nogut (Tok Pisin): poison
Definitions
- poison
Ancestry of “marasin nogut”, step by step
marasin nogut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin marasin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | marasin | medicine |
| 2 | English | medicine | A substance which specifically promotes healing... |
| 3 | Middle English | medicin | — |
| 4 | Middle French | medicine | medicine (act of practising medical treatment) |
| 5 | Old French | medecine | medicine; remedy; medical treatment of some form |
| 6 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 7 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 8 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |