Where does “-iatry” come from?

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

-iatry (English): Forms names of specialized fields of medical...

Definitions

  1. Forms names of specialized fields of medical...

Ancestry of “-iatry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰατρείαhealing, medical treatment; medical treatment
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-iatry”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰατρεία →