English

McDoctor

From Mc- + doctor.

Formed from Mc- + doctor

Irish or Scottish Gaelic mac ‘son’

English Mc-

Latin doceō ‘to teach’

Latin doctor ‘teacher’

Anglo-Norman doctour

Middle English doctor ‘an expert, authority’

Today it means

noun A doctor or clinic that allows walk-in appointments.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / McDoctor