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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

  1. Involving more than one therapy

Ancestry of “multitherapeutic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtherapeuticOf, or relating to therapy; Having a positive...
2New Latintherapeuticuscuring, healing
3Ancient Greekθεραπευτικόςattentive, helpful, obliging, curative
4Ancient GreekθεραπευτήςOne who waits upon another; attendant
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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