Etymology of the English word Medicare
the English word
Medicarederived from the English word
medicalderived from the Medieval Latin word
medicalisderived from the Latin word
medicus (doctor, physician; fourth finger of the hand; healing, curative, medical)
derived from the Latin word
mederi (heal, cure; remedy)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*med-derived from the English word
careDate
The earliest known usage of Medicare in English dates from the 20th century.
