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Where does “ἰατρεία” come from?

ἰατρεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ἰατρεία (Ancient Greek): healing, medical treatment; medical treatment

Definitions

  1. healing, medical treatment; medical treatment

Ancestry of “ἰατρεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
2Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “ἰατρεία”

  • podiatrist
  • podiatry
  • podiatric
  • chemiatry
  • hippiatric
  • hippiatry
  • paediatry
  • atmiatry
  • hippiatrist
  • -iatry
  • -iatría
  • neuropsiquiatría
  • psiquiatría
  • psiquiátrico
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