Where does “fitoterapia” come from?
fitoterapia (Italian) comes from Italian terapia, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
fitoterapia (Italian): phytotherapy
Definitions
- phytotherapy
Ancestry of “fitoterapia”, step by step
fitoterapia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian terapia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | terapia | therapy, treatment |
| 2 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 3 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via Italian fito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fito | — |