Where does “therapeutically” come from?
Therapeutically derives from Middle English -ally added to Ancient Greek θεραπευτικός, from θεραπευτής (one who heals or attends), itself from θεραπεύω (to heal or serve), ultimately from θερᾰ́πων (attendant or servant) and the agent noun suffix -εύς.
therapeutically (English): In a therapeutic manner
Definitions
- In a therapeutic manner
Ancestry of “therapeutically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 2 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 3 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 4 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 5 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 11 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |