Where does “odontoiatra” come from?

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

odontoiatra (Italian): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “odontoiatra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-iatraA doctor: -iatrician, -iatrist
2Ancient Greekἰατρόςphysician, surgeon, medical doctor
3Ancient GreekἰάομαιI cure, I heal; I repair

Words derived from “odontoiatra

Every word from Ancient Greek ἰάομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek ἰατρόςEvery word from Italian -iatra
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