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Where does “zooiatria” come from?

zooiatria (Italian) comes from Italian -iatria, 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...

zooiatria (Italian): veterinary medicine

Definitions

  1. veterinary medicine

Ancestry of “zooiatria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-iatria-iatry
2Ancient Greekἰατρείαhealing, medical treatment; medical treatment
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “zooiatria”

  • zooiatrico
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