Where does “quacktitioner” come from?
quacktitioner (English) comes from English practitioner, from English practician, from French praticien, from Middle French practicien, from Middle French practique, from Latin prāctica, from Ancient Greek πρακτική, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός — passed , crossed.
quacktitioner (English): A medical, or other, practitioner of dubious merit
Definitions
- A medical, or other, practitioner of dubious merit
Ancestry of “quacktitioner”, step by step
quacktitioner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English practitioner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | practitioner | A person who practices a profession or art,... |
| 2 | English | practician | A practitioner; someone who practises a... |
| 3 | French | praticien | practitioner, someone who masters the practice of... |
| 4 | Middle French | practicien | practician, practitioner |
| 5 | Middle French | practique | practice act of doing; of practising |
| 6 | Latin | prāctica | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρακτική | practice, experience |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρακτικός | Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for action; Fit... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English quack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | quack | The sound made by a duck; To make a noise like a... |
| 2 | English | quacksalver | One falsely claiming to possess medical or other... |
| 3 | Dutch | quacksalver | a hawker of salve |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | quacsalven | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | salve | ointment, salve |
| 6 | Old Dutch | salva | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |