Where does “aromatherapeutic” come from?
aromatherapeutic (English) comes from English aroma, from Late Latin aroma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
aromatherapeutic (English): Of or pertaining to aromatherapy
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to aromatherapy
Ancestry of “aromatherapeutic”, step by step
aromatherapeutic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aroma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aroma | A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant... |
| 2 | Late Latin | aroma | spices; spice, herb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρωμα | herb, spice; Anything fragrant: oil, perfume;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English therapeutic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | therapeutic | Of, or relating to therapy; Having a positive... |
| 2 | New Latin | therapeuticus | curing, healing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτικός | attentive, helpful, obliging, curative |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτής | One who waits upon another; attendant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |