Where does “teràpija” come from?
teràpija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian terapia, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
teràpija (Serbo-Croatian): therapy
Definitions
- therapy
Ancestry of “teràpija”, step by step
teràpija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian terapia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | terapia | therapy, treatment |
| 2 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 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 | — |
via German Therapie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Therapie | therapy |