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Where does “pranoterapeuta” come from?

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

pranoterapeuta (Italian): pranotherapist, faith healer

Definitions

  1. pranotherapist, faith healer

Ancestry of “pranoterapeuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianterapeutatherapist, therapeutist
2Ancient GreekθεραπευτήςOne who waits upon another; attendant
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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