Fixed or solved a problem, making something better or working correctly again.
From Latin 'remedium' meaning 'cure' or 'medicine,' combining 're-' (again) and 'mederi' (to heal). The word evolved through Old French 'remedie' into Middle English, originally referring to medical cures before broadening to mean any solution to a problem.
The word remedy is actually hiding inside remedied! Latin speakers saw 're-' as their prefix meaning 'again,' so remedium literally meant 'to measure again' or 'to heal again'—showing how Roman doctors thought of medicine as carefully re-measuring the body's balance.
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