English

pretherapy

From pre- + therapy.

Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’

English pre-

Ancient Greek θεράπων ‘attendant, aide’

Ancient Greek θεραπεύω ‘to serve, treat medically’

Ancient Greek θεραπεία ‘service, medical treatment’

New Latin therapīa ‘therapy’

Today it means

adj Prior to therapy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / pretherapy