Where does “balneoterapico” come from?

balneoterapico (Italian) comes from Italian terapico, from Italian terapia, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

balneoterapico (Italian): balneotherapeutic

Definitions

  1. balneotherapeutic

Ancestry of “balneoterapico”, step by step

balneoterapico traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian terapico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianterapicotherapeutic
2Italianterapiatherapy, treatment
3Italian-ista-ist
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās

via Italian balneare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbalnearebathing
2Late Latinbalnearis
3Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
4Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
5Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήςEvery word from Latin -ista