Where does “odontoiatru” come from?

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

odontoiatru (Romanian): dentist

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “odontoiatru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianodontoiatradentist
2Italian-iatraA doctor: -iatrician, -iatrist
3Ancient Greekἰατρόςphysician, surgeon, medical doctor
4Ancient GreekἰάομαιI cure, I heal; I repair
Every word from Ancient Greek ἰάομαιEvery word from Ancient Greek ἰατρόςEvery word from Italian -iatra