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Where does “ergotherapy” come from?

ergotherapy (English) comes from English ergo, from English ergonomic, from Catalan -ic, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ergotherapy (English): Work as a form of occupational therapy

Definitions

  1. Work as a form of occupational therapy

Ancestry of “ergotherapy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishergoConsequently, therefore, thus; therefore; An...
2EnglishergonomicOf or relating to the science of ergonomics;...
3Catalan-ic-ic; Used to form diminutive nouns
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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