English word remedy comes from Latin medeor, Latin re-, Latin meditari, and later Latin remedium (Aid, assistance. Medicine. Remedy, cure.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| medeor | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I amend, correct, relieve.. (with dative case) I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a disease. |
| re- | Latin (lat) | Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards. |
| meditari | Latin (lat) | |
| remedium | Latin (lat) | Aid, assistance. Medicine. Remedy, cure. |
| remede | Old French (fro) | Remedy; solution. |
| remedie | Middle English (enm) | |
| remedy | English (en) | (legal) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.. A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.. Something that corrects or counteracts.. The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. (transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for. |
