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Where does “-iatria” come from?

-iatria (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ἰατρεία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-iatria (Italian): -iatry

Definitions

  1. -iatry

Ancestry of “-iatria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰατρείαhealing, medical treatment; medical treatment
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-iatria”

  • gerontoiatria
  • zooiatrico
  • otoiatrico
  • rinoiatria
  • zooiatria
  • fitoiatria
  • otoiatria
  • laringoiatria
  • faringoiatria
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