Where does “doktor gigi” come from?

doktor gigi (Brunei Malay) comes from Brunei Malay doktor, from English doctor, from Middle English doctour, from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

doktor gigi (Brunei Malay): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “doktor gigi”, step by step

doktor gigi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brunei Malay doktor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaydoktordoctor physician
2EnglishdoctorA physician; a member of the medical profession;...
3Middle Englishdoctourdoctor
4Anglo-NormandoctourAlternative spelling of doctur
5Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Brunei Malay gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaygigitooth, teeth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin doctor