Where does “pelotherapy” come from?

pelotherapy (English) comes from Ancient Greek πηλός, 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...

pelotherapy (English): body therapy using mud or clay

Definitions

  1. body therapy using mud or clay

Ancestry of “pelotherapy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπηλόςclay, earth, used by masons and potters; mud,...
2EnglishtherapyAttempted remediation of a health problem...
3New Latintherapīa
4Ancient Greekθεραπείαa waiting on service; medical treatment
5Ancient Greekθεραπεύωto wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,...
6Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
7Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...
Every word from Ancient Greek -εύςEvery word from Ancient Greek -εύωEvery word from Ancient Greek θεραπεύω