Where does “ortopèdia” come from?
ortopèdia (Catalan) comes from French orthopédie, from Ancient Greek παιδεία, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
ortopèdia (Catalan): orthopedics
Definitions
- orthopedics
Ancestry of “ortopèdia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | orthopédie | orthopaedics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παιδεία | upbringing; training, education; youth, childhood |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιδεύω | I raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |