Where does “internist” come from?

internist (English) comes from German Internist, from German intern, from Latin internus, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

internist (English): A physician who specialises in internal medicine

Definitions

  1. A physician who specialises in internal medicine

Ancestry of “internist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInternistinternist
2Germaninterninternal
3Latininternusinward, internal; domestic, civil, internal
4Latininterbetween, among; during, while
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →