Where does “quimioteràpia” come from?
quimioteràpia (Catalan) comes from Catalan teràpia, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία, from Ancient Greek θεραπεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...
quimioteràpia (Catalan): chemotherapy
Definitions
- chemotherapy
Ancestry of “quimioteràpia”, step by step
quimioteràpia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan teràpia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | teràpia | therapy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεία | a waiting on service; medical treatment |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεύω | to wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |
via Catalan quimio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | quimio | — |