Where does “biotherapeutical” come from?
biotherapeutical (English) comes from English therapeutical, from English therapeutic, from New Latin therapeuticus, from Ancient Greek θεραπευτικός, from Ancient Greek θεραπευτής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “biotherapeutical”, step by step
biotherapeutical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English therapeutical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | therapeutical | therapeutic; Such an agent |
| 2 | English | therapeutic | Of, or relating to therapy; Having a positive... |
| 3 | New Latin | therapeuticus | curing, healing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτικός | attentive, helpful, obliging, curative |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτής | One who waits upon another; attendant |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |