Where does “aromaterapia” come from?
aromaterapia (Polish) comes from German Aromat, from French aromate, from Latin arōma, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
aromaterapia (Polish): aromatherapy
Definitions
- aromatherapy
Ancestry of “aromaterapia”, step by step
aromaterapia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aromat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aromat | aromatic compound |
| 2 | French | aromate | seasoning, herb, spice, especially one with a... |
| 3 | Latin | arōma | spice, herb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄρωμα | herb, spice; Anything fragrant: oil, perfume;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Polish terapia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | terapia | therapy |
| 2 | English | therapy | Attempted remediation of a health problem... |
| 3 | New Latin | therapīa | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεία | a waiting on service; medical treatment |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεύω | to wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |