Where does “geriatra” come from?

geriatra (Italian) comes from Italian -iatra, from Ancient Greek ἰατρός, from Ancient Greek ἰάομαι — I cure, I heal; I repair.

geriatra (Italian): geriatrician

Definitions

  1. geriatrician

Ancestry of “geriatra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-iatraA doctor: -iatrician, -iatrist
2Ancient Greekἰατρόςphysician, surgeon, medical doctor
3Ancient GreekἰάομαιI cure, I heal; I repair
Every word from Ancient Greek ἰάομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek ἰατρός →Every word from Italian -iatra →