Etymology of the Latin word medicus
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
medicalis,
medicare,
medicina,
medicariDerivations in other languages
Albanian
mjek, English
medicolegal, French
médical, French
médicat, French
mège, Italian
medico, Italian
medico, Portuguese
médico, Romanian
medic, Spanish
médico
