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- Latinmedeor
- Latinmedicus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latinmedicāli
- Frenchmédica
- Englishmedical
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵeh₂r-
- Proto-Germanic*karō
- Proto-West Germanic*karu
- Old Englishcaru
- Middle Englishcare
- Englishcare
- English todayMedicare
Blend of medical + care. By surface analysis, medic + -care.
First known use, by meaning
- From 1984. The publicly funded universal health care system, operated by the government authority Medicare Australia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.