Where does “dokter gigi” come from?

dokter gigi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dokter, from Dutch dokter, from Dutch doctor, from Middle Dutch doctor, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

dokter gigi (Indonesian): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “dokter gigi”, step by step

dokter gigi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian dokter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandokterdoctor, a physician; a member of the medical...
2Dutchdokterdoctor
3Dutchdoctordoctor (person who has attained a doctorate)
4Middle Dutchdoctor
5Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Indonesian gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangigitooth; gear; cog
2Malaygigitooth; gear; cog
3Proto-Malayicgigi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin doctor
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