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Where does “bariatric” come from?

Bariatric derives from Ancient Greek βαρύς meaning heavy, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, with the -us nominal suffix from Proto-Indo-European.

bariatric (English): Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics,...

Definitions

  1. Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics,...

Ancestry of “bariatric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
2EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
3Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
4Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
5Spanishimagenimage
6Italianimmagineimage; imago
7Latinimāginem—
8Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “bariatric”

  • postbariatric
  • bariatrician
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