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Where does “θερᾰπευτής” come from?

θερᾰπευτής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

θερᾰπευτής (Ancient Greek): One who waits upon another; attendant

Definitions

  1. One who waits upon another; attendant

Ancestry of “θερᾰπευτής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
2Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “θερᾰπευτής”

  • therapeutic
  • psychotherapeutic
  • chemotherapeutic
  • therapeutically
  • nontherapeutic
  • subtherapeutic
  • pharmacotherapeutic
  • immunotherapeutic
  • radiotherapeutic
  • electrotherapeutic
  • physiotherapeutic
  • hydrotherapeutic
  • supratherapeutic
  • psychotherapeutically
  • antitherapeutic
  • phototherapeutic
  • hypnotherapeutic
  • biotherapeutic
  • countertherapeutic
  • bibliotherapeutic
  • pretherapeutic
  • logotherapeutic
  • phytotherapeutic
  • neurotherapeutic
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