Where does “physiotherapy” come from?
Physiotherapy derives from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, "nature") and θεραπεία (therapeía, "treatment"), from Ancient Greek φύω (phúō, "to grow") and θεράπευειν (therapeúein, "to serve"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- ("to grow").
physiotherapy (English): therapy that uses physical techniques such as...
Definitions
- therapy that uses physical techniques such as...
Ancestry of “physiotherapy”, step by step
| 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 | θεραπεύω | to wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |