medication

The story

1. Latin · derived frommedicātiō
2. Middle French · derived frommédication
3. Middle English · inherited frommedicacioun
4. English todaymedication

From Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicātiō, from medicārī (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medērī (“to heal”). Equivalent to medicate + -ion.