veterinario

/beteɾiˈnaɾjo/ · B2 · adj

veterinary

🐶🩺 veterinario = Latin veterinae (beasts of burden) + -ario, one who treats them

From Latin veterinarius, from veterinae, meaning draft animals. The suffix -ario marks a person or thing related to something. So a veterinario is the one concerned with animals. English vet and veterinary share the same Latin root.

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