English
gerontotherapy
From geronto- + therapy.
Formed from geronto- + therapy
Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts ‘old’
Proto-Hellenic *géronts
Ancient Greek γέρων ‘old man’
English geronto-
Ancient Greek θεράπων ‘attendant, aide’
Ancient Greek θεραπεύω ‘to serve, treat medically’
Ancient Greek θεραπεία ‘service, medical treatment’
New Latin therapīa ‘therapy’
English therapy
Today it means
noun therapy targeting elderly people
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gerontotherapy