Etymology

medicalize

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Today it means: To make medical; to convert or reduce to a branch of medicine; especially, to pathologize. Full definition →

English medical ← French médica ← Medieval Latin medicāli
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The story

  1. Latinmedeor
  2. Latinmedicus
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. Medieval Latinmedicāli
  6. Frenchmédica
  7. Englishmedical
  8. English todaymedicalize

From medical + -ize.

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