Where does “chirotherapy” come from?
chirotherapy (English) comes from English therapy, from New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία, from Ancient Greek θεραπεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...
chirotherapy (English): chiropractic therapy
Definitions
- chiropractic therapy
Ancestry of “chirotherapy”, step by step
chirotherapy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English therapy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | therapy | Attempted remediation of a health problem... |
| 2 | New Latin | therapīa | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεία | a waiting on service; medical treatment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεύω | to wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |
via English chiro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chiro | A chiropractor; Chiropractic |
| 2 | English | chiropractor | A health-care practitioner who specializes in... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χείρ | hand |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |