healthcare

noun

the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession

Roots

haelanheal- · Old English · make whole caru-care · Old English · sorrow, grief, worry

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Where does healthcare come from?

The word healthcare breaks down into 2 roots of Old English origin: heal-, from Old English haelan (“make whole”); and -care, from Old English caru (“sorrow, grief, worry”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.