Where does “thérapeute” come from?

thérapeute (French) comes from Ancient Greek θεραπευτής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

thérapeute (French): therapist

Definitions

  1. therapist

Ancestry of “thérapeute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekθεραπευτήςOne who waits upon another; attendant
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “thérapeute”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →