Etymology of the English word medicament
the English word
medicamentderived from the French word
medicamentderived from the Latin word
medicamentum (drug, remedy, medicine)
derived from the Latin word
medicare (heal, cure; medicate)
derived 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 Latin word
medicari (heal, cure)
derived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of medicament in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
medicament, French
médicament, German
Medikament, Italian
medicamento, Latin
medicamentum, Norwegian
medikament, Spanish
medicamento, Swedish
medikamentUsage
Word found in Modern English
