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
- A physician who specialises in internal medicine
Ancestry of “internist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Internist | — |
| 2 | German | intern | internal |
| 3 | Latin | internus | inward, internal; domestic, civil, internal |
| 4 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |