Meaning
A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek κλῑ́νη (klī́nē) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κλῑνῐκός (klīnĭkós)bor. Late Latin clīnicus French cliniquebor. English clinic Borrowed from French clinique, from Late Latin clīnicus (“a bed-ridden person, one baptized on a sick-bed, a physician”), from Ancient Greek κλῑνικός (klīnikós, “pertaining to a bed”), from κλῑ́νη (klī́nē, “bed”), from κλῑ́νω (klī́nō, “to lean, incline”).
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 31 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-10-03IABCHLN
- 2026-06-29CAFILNU
- 2026-06-12NACILPT
- 2026-04-28CENLIMT
- 2026-04-22NBLECIV
- 2026-03-16NCELGIX
- 2026-03-12CDEILNP
- 2026-01-03CIRNLOU
- 2026-01-01NATICLY
- 2025-11-09NAYRCIL
- 2025-10-29LCDEINU
- 2025-09-27LCYNMIE
+19 earlier appearances in the archive.