Etymology of the Latin word medicina
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-Derivations in Latin
medicinalisDerivations in other languages
French
medicine, French
médecine, Portuguese
medicina, Portuguese
mezinha, Romanian
medicină, Spanish
medicina
