Etymology of the English word medico
the English word
medicoderived from the Italian word
medicoderived 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
Medicusderived from the Greek word
medikos, Μηδικός
Date
The earliest known usage of medico in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
