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Where does “pharmacotherapist” come from?

pharmacotherapist (English) comes from English therapist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

pharmacotherapist (English): One who works in the field of pharmacotherapy

Definitions

  1. One who works in the field of pharmacotherapy

Ancestry of “pharmacotherapist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtherapistSomeone who provides therapy, usually...
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste—
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—
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