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Where does “orthopédiste” come from?

orthopédiste (French) comes from French orthopédie, from Ancient Greek παιδεία, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

orthopédiste (French): orthopaedist

Definitions

  1. orthopaedist

Ancestry of “orthopédiste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orthopédiste”

  • ortopedist
  • ortopedistă
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