Curative
/ˈkjʊə.rə.tɪv/noun
Serving to cure or heal a disease or condition.
Did you know?Curative comes through Latin from a root tied to *caring for* and *attending to* something, which is why healing words so often overlap with words of guardianship and protection.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*k̑er-
“to care for, watch over, protect”
Latin
Latin
cūrāre
“to care for, attend to, heal”
Late Latin
Latin
cūrātīvus
“tending to heal or remedy”
Middle English
English
curatif
“having the power to cure”
Modern English
English
curative
“serving to cure or heal”