| ENGLISH |
GREEK AND/OR LATIN EQUIVALENTS |
| healer |
G ἰατρος (adj. ἰατρικος) = L medicus (adj. medicinus, LL medicalis) medicare, medicatus; [ars] medicina |
| treat |
G θεραπευ-ειν (adj. θεραπευ-τικος); θεραπεια (“treatment”) |
| doctor |
< L doctor (docēre, doctus, teach) |
| surgeon |
< G χειρουργος (χειρ, “hand” + ἐργον, “work”) > L chirurgus |
| physician |
< G φυσικη τεχνη (physikē technē); cf. E physic |
| poison |
< L potio = G τοξον (orig. “bow”; adj. τοξικος) = L virus (adj. viralis) |
| drug |
< OF drogue = G φαρμακον = L medicamentum |