Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medico-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: medi-co-
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

medicine (“profession”); medical.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English medico- From Latin medicus + English -o-.

Frequently Paired Words

clinico-

Synonyms

iatro-

Questions

What does medico- mean?: medicine (“profession”); medical.
Where does medico- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ējō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin medeor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin medicus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English medico- From Latin medicus + English -o-.

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