Etymology

paramedical

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Today it means: Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment Full definition →

English medical ← French médica ← Medieval Latin medicāli
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Latinmedeor
  8. Latinmedicus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Medieval Latinmedicāli
  12. Frenchmédica
  13. Englishmedical
  14. English todayparamedical

From para- + medical.

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