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Where does “orthopedical” come from?

orthopedical (English) comes from English orthopedic, from French orthopédique, from French orthopédie, from Ancient Greek παιδεία, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids — few, little; smallness.

orthopedical (English): Alternative form of orthopaedical

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of orthopaedical

Ancestry of “orthopedical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorthopedicOf, or relating to orthopedics
2Frenchorthopédiqueorthopedic
3Frenchorthopédieorthopaedics
4Ancient Greekπαιδείαupbringing; training, education; youth, childhood
5Ancient GreekπαιδεύωI raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,...
6Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
7Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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