English

iatrotechnique

From iatro- + technique.

Ancient Greek ἰάομαι ‘heal’

Ancient Greek ἰατρός ‘doctor’

Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- ‘to create’

Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂

Ancient Greek τέχνη ‘art’

Ancient Greek τεχνικός ‘of or pertaining to art’

French technique ‘technicality’

Today it means

noun The art of medicine and surgery

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

Etymograph / iatrotechnique