Where does “ἰατρός” come from?

ἰατρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἰάομαι — I cure, I heal; I repair.

ἰατρός (Ancient Greek): physician, surgeon, medical doctor

Definitions

  1. physician, surgeon, medical doctor

Ancestry of “ἰατρός”, step by step

ἰατρός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἰάομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἰάομαιI cure, I heal; I repair

via Ancient Greek ἰατρεύω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἰατρεύωI medically treat, cure; I practice medicine; I...

Words derived from “ἰατρός

Every word from Ancient Greek ἰάομαι