flegisto

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *plehan

Old High German plëgan

Middle High German phlëgen

German pflegenbor.

Esperanto flegi

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Esperanto -isto

Esperanto flegisto

From flegi (“to nurse”) + -isto (“professional”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fleˈɡisto/

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• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: fle‧gis‧to
• Hyphenation: fleg‧isto

Noun

flegisto (accusative singular flegiston, plural flegistoj, accusative plural flegistojn)

1. professional nurse (for the sick)

Hyponyms

• flegistino (“female nurse”)

See also

• kuracisto (“medical doctor”)

Ido

Noun

flegisto (plural flegisti)

1. nurse (for the sick)

Derived terms

• flegistulo
• flegistino