Etymology of the French word médecin
the French word
médecinderived from the French word
médecinederived from the Latin word
medicina (art, practice of medicine, medicine)
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 médecin in French dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
medicijn, English
medicine, French
médecine, German
Medizin, Italian
medicina, Lithuanian
medicina, Norwegian
medisin, Polish
medycyna, Russian
мeдицинa, Spanish
medicina, Swedish
medicin
