This word is from the Spanish mediquillo.
medikílyo
During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, the Spaniards referred to local folk doctors as mediquillos or herbolarios (“herbalists”).
Few Filipinos these days recognize the word medikilyos, though many still know or at least have heard of someone being an arbularyo.
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
medikílyo: mababàng uri ng mediko
arbuláryo: manggagamot na gumagamit ng sinaunang kaalaman sa panggagamot
