Where does “ratsastusterapia” come from?

ratsastusterapia (Finnish) comes from Finnish ratsastus, from Finnish ratsastaa, from Finnish ratsailla, from Finnish ratsata, from Finnish ratsia, from Swedish razzia, from French razzia, from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّة.

ratsastusterapia (Finnish): equine therapy, equine-assisted therapy, hippotherapy

Definitions

  1. equine therapy, equine-assisted therapy, hippotherapy

Ancestry of “ratsastusterapia”, step by step

ratsastusterapia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ratsastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishratsastushorseriding, equestrianism, equitation; riding;...
2FinnishratsastaaTo ride
3Finnishratsaillamounted on a horse, etc
4Finnishratsatato raid
5Finnishratsiaraid (by police), roundup
6Swedishrazziaraid
7Frenchrazziaraid
8Algerian Arabicغَزِيَّة

via Finnish terapia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterapiatherapy
2New Latintherapīa
3Ancient Greekθεραπείαa waiting on service; medical treatment
4Ancient Greekθεραπεύωto wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,...
5Ancient Greek-εύωAdded to the stems of agent or other nouns in...
6Ancient Greek-εύςAdded to noun or adjective stems to form a...
Every word from Algerian Arabic غَزِيَّةEvery word from French razziaEvery word from Swedish razzia
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