Where does “hammasklinikka” come from?

hammasklinikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish klinikka, from Swedish klinik, from French clinique, from Latin clinicus, from Ancient Greek κλινικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

hammasklinikka (Finnish): dental clinic

Definitions

  1. dental clinic

Ancestry of “hammasklinikka”, step by step

hammasklinikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish klinikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishklinikkaclinic
2Swedishklinikclinic
3Frenchcliniqueclinical; clinic
4Latinclinicusa physician who tends to patients who are...
5Ancient Greekκλινικόςof or pertaining to a bed; bedridden; a physician
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Finnish hammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastooth
2Proto-Finnichambastooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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