Where does “dokita iṣatunto eyin” come from?
dokita iṣatunto eyin (Yoruba) comes from Yoruba dokita, from English doctor, from Middle English doctour, from Anglo-Norman doctour, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
dokita iṣatunto eyin (Yoruba): orthodontist
Definitions
- orthodontist
Ancestry of “dokita iṣatunto eyin”, step by step
dokita iṣatunto eyin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yoruba dokita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | dokita | doctor |
| 2 | English | doctor | A physician; a member of the medical profession;... |
| 3 | Middle English | doctour | doctor |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | doctour | Alternative spelling of doctur |
| 5 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Yoruba eyín
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | eyín | — |