Where does “radiotherapy” come from?
Radiotherapy is a compound of English radio- and therapy, where therapy derives from Latin therapia, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία, ultimately from θεράπων meaning attendant or servant.
radiotherapy (English): The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost...
Definitions
- The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost...
Ancestry of “radiotherapy”, 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... |