Bariatric
/ˌbær.iˈæt.rɪk/noun
Relating to the medical treatment of obesity and conditions associated with excessive body weight.
Did you know?Bariatric combines Greek báros, “weight,” with iatrikós, “medical,” the same healing root found in words such as psychiatry and pediatrics.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷer-
“Heavy or weighty; the reconstructed ancestral root behind Greek barýs.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
barýs (βαρύς)
“Heavy; burdensome.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
báros (βάρος)
“Weight or heaviness.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
iatrikós (ἰατρικός)
“Medical; relating to a physician or healing.”
19th Century
Scientific English
bari- / -iatric
“Scientific combining forms referring respectively to weight and medical treatment.”
20th Century
English
bariatric
“Relating to the medical management of obesity and body weight.”
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