Where does “monotherapy” come from?
Monotherapy derives from Ancient Greek μόνος (monos, "single") and χρῶμα (chroma, "color"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰreu and gʰer-.
monotherapy (English): A therapy which is administered by itself
Definitions
- A therapy which is administered by itself
Ancestry of “monotherapy”, step by step
| 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... |