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Where does “θεραπεία” come from?

θεραπεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek θεραπεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...

θεραπεία (Ancient Greek): a waiting on service; medical treatment

Definitions

  1. a waiting on service; medical treatment

Ancestry of “θεραπεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθεραπεύωto wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,...
2Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
3Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...

Words derived from “θεραπεία”

  • therapy
  • chemotherapy
  • psychotherapy
  • radiotherapy
  • physiotherapy
  • pharmacotherapy
  • immunotherapy
  • monotherapy
  • aromatherapy
  • phototherapy
  • hypnotherapy
  • cryotherapy
  • hydrotherapy
  • sclerotherapy
  • chemoradiotherapy
  • bibliotherapy
  • electrotherapy
  • logotherapy
  • thermotherapy
  • radiochemotherapy
  • photochemotherapy
  • neurotherapy
  • polytherapy
  • radioimmunotherapy
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