The story
- Latin · derived fromveterīnārius“cattle doctor”
- English todayveterinarian
From Latin veterīnārius (“cattle doctor”) + -an, from veterīnae (“beasts of burden, draught-”), probably from vehō (“to convey, draw”), or from vetus (“old”). By surface analysis, veterinary + -an.
Words from the same roots
Latinveterīnārius all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.