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Where does “ἰᾱτρικός” come from?

ἰᾱτρικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ἰᾱτρικός (Ancient Greek): medical

Definitions

  1. medical

Ancestry of “ἰᾱτρικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ἰᾱτρικός”

  • pediatric
  • pediatrician
  • pediatrically
  • neuropediatric
  • neuropediatrician
  • -iatric
  • -iatrician
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