English
Medicare
Blend of medical + care.
Latin medeor ‘to heal’
Latin medicus ‘healing; physician’
Medieval Latin medicālis
French médical
English medical
Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- ‘to shout, call’
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Proto-Germanic *karō ‘complaint, lament; worry, sorrow’
Proto-West Germanic *karu ‘care, worry’
Old English caru ‘worry, anxiety, care; sorrow’
Middle English care ‘grief’
English care
Today it means
name The system of government subsidies for health care for the elderly and disabled.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medicare