English Explanatory Dictionary

medico-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. medicine (“profession”); medical.

Word forms

medico-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med-der. Proto-Italic *medēōrder. Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English medico- From Latin medicus + English -o-.

Synonyms

iatro-
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