Where does “halotherapy” come from?

halotherapy (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...

halotherapy (English): Water therapy which makes use of salt

Definitions

  1. Water therapy which makes use of salt

Ancestry of “halotherapy”, step by step

halotherapy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English therapy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtherapyAttempted remediation of a health problem...
2New Latintherapīa
3Ancient Greekθεραπείαa waiting on service; medical treatment
4Ancient Greekθεραπεύωto wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,...
5Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
6Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
Every word from Ancient Greek -εύςEvery word from Ancient Greek -εύωEvery word from Ancient Greek θεραπεύω