Where does “silmäklinikka” come from?
silmäklinikka (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.
silmäklinikka (Finnish): eye clinic
Definitions
- eye clinic
Ancestry of “silmäklinikka”, step by step
silmäklinikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish klinikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | klinikka | clinic |
| 2 | Swedish | klinik | clinic |
| 3 | French | clinique | clinical; clinic |
| 4 | Latin | clinicus | a physician who tends to patients who are... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλινικός | of or pertaining to a bed; bedridden; a physician |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |