Where does “zobārstniecība” come from?
zobārstniecība (Latvian) comes from Latvian ārstniecība, from Latvian ārstnieks, from Latvian ārsts, from Middle High German arste, from Latin archīāter, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιατρός, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι-, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
zobārstniecība (Latvian): dentistry
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Ancestry of “zobārstniecība”, step by step
zobārstniecība traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian ārstniecība
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | ārstniecība | medicine |
| 2 | Latvian | ārstnieks | doctor, physician |
| 3 | Latvian | ārsts | doctor, physician |
| 4 | Middle High German | arste | — |
| 5 | Latin | archīāter | physician, especially a chief physician of a ruler |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιατρός | chief physician |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχι- | denotes primary importance or authority |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |