remedy
UK[ˈremədi]US[ˈremədi]
n
a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or to put right a bad situation
v
to correct or improve something that is wrong or unsatisfactory
Morpheme Breakdown
re
medy
re
again
medy
heal
Etymology
the word "remedy" entered english in the late 13th century from the anglo-french remedie, which itself descended from latin remedium, meaning "a cure, a medicine". this latin term is a compound of the prefix re-, implying "again" or "back", and the root mederi, which means "to heal". the core logic is one of restoration: a remedy is something that acts to heal again, to bring a diseased or disordered state back to health or proper order. this conceptual link from the literal act of physical healing to the modern, more abstract sense of correcting any fault or problem remains elegantly intact.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + medy (heal)
- re: latin origin, a prefix meaning "again, back".
- medy: from latin mederi, meaning "to heal", via old french mede-.
Examples
honey can be a soothing remedy for a sore throat.
the new law is intended to remedy the injustice of the old system.
there is no easy remedy for the complex problems facing the economy.