Where does “clinic” come from?
Clinic derives from French clinique, from Latin clinicus, from Ancient Greek κλινικός, meaning "of or relating to a bed," from κλίνειν "to recline" with the suffix -ικός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots -kos and -eh₂.
clinic (English): A medical facility, such as a hospital,...
Definitions
- A medical facility, such as a hospital,...
Ancestry of “clinic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | clinique | clinical; clinic |
| 2 | Latin | clinicus | a physician who tends to patients who are... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλινικός | of or pertaining to a bed; bedridden; a physician |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |