Where does “ergoterapista” come from?

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

ergoterapista (Italian): occupational therapist

Definitions

  1. occupational therapist

Ancestry of “ergoterapista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianterapistatherapist
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—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →