Wednesday, 22 August 2012

طبيب بيطري veterinarian

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Etymology of arabic words: the word طبيب بيطري
(tabib beitari) means veterinarian/veterinary physician and accoding to the Turkish etymological dictionary http://www.nisanyansozluk.com/?k=baytar, the arab word ( بيطري) derives from the greek word ἱππίατρος (ipiatros) which means the physisian of the horses. In modern greek is κτηνίατρος (ktiniatros) and in Turkish baytar and veteriner.


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