Where does “oligotherapy” come from?
oligotherapy (English) comes from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
oligotherapy (English): The supposed therapeutic use of trace elements
Definitions
- The supposed therapeutic use of trace elements
Ancestry of “oligotherapy”, step by step
oligotherapy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oligo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oligo | An oligonucleotide |
| 2 | English | oligonucleotide | A short sequence of nucleotides (RNA or DNA), typically with twenty or fewer base pairs |
| 3 | English | nucleotide | The monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer... |
| 4 | English | nucleo- | Forming words pertaining to nuclei |
| 5 | Latin | nū̆cleus | (small) nut |
| 6 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English therapy
| 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 | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |