Where does “therapeutic” come from?
Therapeutic comes from Latin therapeuticus, from Ancient Greek θεραπευτικός, derived from the agent noun θεραπευτής, from the verb θεραπεύω meaning to serve or attend to, ultimately from θερᾰ́πων combined with the agent suffix -εύς.
therapeutic (English): Of, or relating to therapy; Having a positive...
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- Of, or relating to therapy; Having a positive...
Ancestry of “therapeutic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | therapeuticus | curing, healing |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτικός | attentive, helpful, obliging, curative |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεραπευτής | One who waits upon another; attendant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “therapeutic”
- psychotherapeutic
- chemotherapeutic
- therapeutically
- therapeutical
- nontherapeutic
- subtherapeutic
- pharmacotherapeutic
- immunotherapeutic
- radiotherapeutic
- electrotherapeutic
- physiotherapeutic
- hydrotherapeutic
- supratherapeutic
- psychotherapeutically
- antitherapeutic
- phototherapeutic
- hypnotherapeutic
- biotherapeutic
- countertherapeutic
- bibliotherapeutic
- pretherapeutic
- logotherapeutic
- neurotherapeutic
- phytotherapeutic