Where does “nonchemotherapy” come from?
nonchemotherapy (English) comes from English chemotherapy, 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...
nonchemotherapy (English): Not having or pertaining to chemotherapy
Definitions
- Not having or pertaining to chemotherapy
Ancestry of “nonchemotherapy”, step by step
nonchemotherapy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chemotherapy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chemotherapy | Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic... |
| 2 | English | therapy | Attempted remediation of a health problem... |
| 3 | New Latin | therapīa | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεία | a waiting on service; medical treatment |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεύω | to wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |