Where does “hidromasaj” come from?
hidromasaj (Romanian) comes from English hydromassage, from English massage, from French massage, from French masser, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti — to knead, stroke.
hidromasaj (Romanian): hydromassage
Definitions
- hydromassage
Ancestry of “hidromasaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydromassage | A therapeutic massage in which bubbles of air and... |
| 2 | English | massage | The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting... |
| 3 | French | massage | physical massage |
| 4 | French | masser | to massage |
| 5 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |