Where does “fizioterapeutkinja” come from?
fizioterapeutkinja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian fizioteràpija, from Serbo-Croatian teràpija, from Italian terapia, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
fizioterapeutkinja (Serbo-Croatian): physical therapist
Ancestry of “fizioterapeutkinja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | fizioteràpija | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | teràpija | — |
| 3 | Italian | terapia | therapy, treatment |
| 4 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 5 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |