Where does “multitherapeutic” come from?
multitherapeutic (English) comes from English therapeutic, from New Latin therapeuticus, from Ancient Greek θεραπευτικός, from Ancient Greek θεραπευτής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
multitherapeutic (English): Involving more than one therapy
Definitions
- Involving more than one therapy
Ancestry of “multitherapeutic”, step by step
multitherapeutic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English therapeutic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | therapeutic | Of, or relating to therapy; Having a positive... |
| 2 | New Latin | therapeuticus | curing, healing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτικός | attentive, helpful, obliging, curative |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτής | One who waits upon another; attendant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |