Where does “cryotherapy” come from?
Cryotherapy is an English compound combining Ancient Greek κρύος meaning cold with θεραπεύω meaning to treat or heal, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European krus-.
cryotherapy (English): The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or...
Definitions
- The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or...
Ancestry of “cryotherapy”, step by step
cryotherapy 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 cryo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cryo | cryoprecipitate |