Where does “balneotherapy” come from?

balneotherapy (English) comes from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

balneotherapy (English): The treatment of disease by bathing

Definitions

  1. The treatment of disease by bathing

Ancestry of “balneotherapy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
2Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
3Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον →Every word from Latin balneum →