Etymograph

English

iatromathematics

From iatro- + mathematics.

Formed from iatro- + mathematics

Ancient Greek ἰάομαι ‘heal’

Ancient Greek ἰατρός ‘doctor’

English iatro-

Ancient Greek μάθημα ‘knowledge, study, learning’

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Latin mathēmaticus ‘mathematical’

Latin mathēmatica

Old French mathematique

Middle English mathematique

English mathematics

Today it means

noun A 17th-century Italian doctrine that attempted to apply the laws of mechanics and mathematics to the human body.

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

Etymograph / iatromathematics