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Etymology of the Word Medicine by Lalit Mishra is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document traces the etymology of the word "medicine" from its earliest Indo-European roots meaning "to think" or "to reflect" through its evolution in Latin and other languages to take on meanings related to judgment, measurement, care for the sick, and eventually the modern meaning of the medical profession and treatment. It analyzes how the root word progressed semantically from general thought to specific judgment, measurement, attention to the sick, and finally became institutionalized as the art an

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Lalit Mishra

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