Where does “aromatherapy” come from?
Aromatherapy comes from English therapy and Ancient Greek ἄρωμα, meaning aroma or spice, combined with therapy from Latin therapia and Ancient Greek roots meaning to lift or raise.
aromatherapy (English): The use of selected fragrances in lotions and...
Definitions
- The use of selected fragrances in lotions and...
Ancestry of “aromatherapy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |