Where does “risoterapia” come from?
risoterapia (Spanish) comes from Spanish terapia, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία, from Ancient Greek θεραπεύω, from Ancient Greek -εύω, from Ancient Greek -εύς — Added to noun or adjective stems to form a...
risoterapia (Spanish): laughter therapy
Definitions
- laughter therapy
Ancestry of “risoterapia”, step by step
risoterapia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish terapia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | terapia | therapy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεία | a waiting on service; medical treatment |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεραπεύω | to wait on, attend, serve; to obey; to flatter,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εύω | Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εύς | Added to noun or adjective stems to form a... |