Etymology

allergist

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Today it means: A doctor who specializes in the treatment of allergies. Full definition →

English allergy ← German Allergie ← Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wérgon
  8. Ancient Greekἔργον (érgon)
  9. GermanAllergie
  10. Englishallergy
  11. English todayallergist

From allergy + -ist.

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