acupuncturist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.

Proto-Italic *akus

Latin acus

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.

Proto-Italic *pungō

Latin pungō

Latin pūnctus

Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?

Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?

Latin -tūra

Latin pūnctūra

New Latin acūpūnctūralbor.

English acupuncture

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Old French -istebor.

Middle English -ist

English -ist

English acupuncturist

From acupuncture + -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.jʊ.pʌŋk.tʃər.ɪst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæk.jə.pʌŋk.tʃɚ.ɪst/

Noun

acupuncturist (plural acupuncturists)

1. A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.

Translations

healthcare professional

• Dutch: acupuncturist (nl) m
• Esperanto: akupunkturisto
• Finnish: akupunktiohoitaja
• German: Akupunkteur (de) m, Akupunkturist m
• Greek: βελονιστής (el) m (velonistís), βελονίστρια (el) f (velonístria)
• Hungarian: akupunktőr (hu)
• Irish: snáthaidpholladóir m
• Polish: akupunkturzysta (pl) m, akupunkturzystka f
• Portuguese: acupunturista (pt) m or f
• Romanian: acupunctor (ro) m, acupuncturist (ro) m
• Serbo-Croatian: akupunkturist (sh) m
• Slovak: akupunkturista m, akupunkturistka f
• Spanish: acupuntor (es) m, acupunturista (es) m or f