medicinal

/məˈdɪsənəl/muh-DIH-suh-nuhl

/məˈdɪsənəl/muh-DIH-suh-nuhl

Meaningof medicine

Common meaning: having healing power

medto heal; a doctorLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1122 · scan
icadjective ending: relating to
inadjective ending: of the nature of
aladjective ending: relating to

Journey through time

Latinmedeor; medicus‘to heal’
Old Frenchmedecinesource
Middle Englishmedicinesource
Englishmedicine‘a drug or the science of healing’
Englishformed in English from medicinemedicinal‘having healing power’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from medicine + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MEDICINE, p.361 · scan

Roots

medeor; medicus Latin “to heal; a doctor”

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