clinic

Where does the word "clinic" come from? It comes from Greek kline, passing through French before entering English (1800s).

Clinic’s story begins in Greek: kline meant “a bed.” A bed, the root of treating patients bedside. By 1700s, the word had taken hold in French as clinique. Adopted for bedside medical teaching and treatment. It reached English by 1800s as clinic. Settled as the word for a place of medical treatment. Today, clinic means a facility providing medical treatment or advice.

1. Stage 1 · Greek · ancient kline "a bed", a bed, the root of treating patients bedside.
2. Stage 2 · French · 1700s clinique "bedside medical practice", adopted for bedside medical teaching and treatment.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1800s clinic "a place providing medical treatment", settled as the word for a place of medical treatment.