Where does “ludoterapia” come from?

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

ludoterapia (Italian): play therapy

Definitions

  1. play therapy

Ancestry of “ludoterapia”, step by step

ludoterapia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian terapia

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

via Italian ludo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianludogame, sport; pastime
2Latinlūdusa school, especially a primary school
3Latinlūdōto play (a game or sport)
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from Latin -ista →