Where does “clinicien” come from?
clinicien (French) comes from Late Latin clinicus, from Ancient Greek κλινικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
clinicien (French): clinician
Definitions
- clinician
Ancestry of “clinicien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | clinicus | a bed-ridden person, one baptized on a sick-bed,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλινικός | of or pertaining to a bed; bedridden; a physician |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |