Where does “medispa” come from?
medispa (English) comes from English spā, from English spastic, from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
medispa (English): A kind of spa, or health club, that offers therapeutic treatments
Definitions
- A kind of spa, or health club, that offers therapeutic treatments
Ancestry of “medispa”, step by step
medispa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spā | A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring |
| 2 | English | spastic | Of, relating to, or affected by spasm; Of or... |
| 3 | Latin | spasticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σπαστικός | drawing in, absorbing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English medical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | medical | Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine;... |
| 2 | French | médical | medical |
| 3 | Ido | mediko | physician, doctor |
| 4 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 5 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |