The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὀρθός“correction”
- English todayorthopedia
From ortho- + -pedia. From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correction”) combined with παῖς (paîs, “child”). See also orthopedic.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekὀρθός all →
ortho-orthoepyOrthogonianorthomorphicorthotonos
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