Etymology

anatomicomedical

Today it means: Relating to anatomy and medicine. Full definition →

English medical ← French médica ← Medieval Latin medicāli
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  3. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  4. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  6. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  9. Latinanatomia
  10. Frenchanatomie
  11. Frenchanatomique
  12. Latinanatomicus
  13. Englishanatomic
  14. Englishanatomico-
  15. Latinmedeor
  16. Latinmedicus
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Medieval Latinmedicāli
  20. Frenchmédica
  21. Englishmedical
  22. English todayanatomicomedical

From anatomico- + medical.

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