Where does “aromaterapia” come from?
aromaterapia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Aroma, 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, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
aromaterapia (Portuguese): aromatherapy
Definitions
- aromatherapy
Ancestry of “aromaterapia”, step by step
aromaterapia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Aroma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Aroma | aroma |
| 2 | Latin | arōma | spice, herb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρωμα | herb, spice; Anything fragrant: oil, perfume;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Portuguese terapia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | terapia | therapy |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ista | ist person with a particular creative or academic role, appended to the name of this role, or its corresponding adjective |
| 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 | — |