Where does “chemotherapeutically” come from?
chemotherapeutically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
chemotherapeutically (English): By means of chemotherapy
Definitions
- By means of chemotherapy
Ancestry of “chemotherapeutically”, step by step
chemotherapeutically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English chemotherapeutic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemotherapeutic | Of or having to do with chemotherapy; A chemical... |
| 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 |