Etymograph

English

therapy

Therapy comes from New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία ‘medical treatment’, from θεραπεύω ‘to serve, treat’, from θεράπων ‘attendant’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθεράπων‘attendant, aide’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθεραπεύω‘to serve, treat medically’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθεραπεία‘service, medical treatment’
  4. New Latinc. 1500–1900therapīa‘therapy’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1851therapy

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Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθεράπων‘attendant, aide’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθεραπεύω‘to serve, treat medically’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEθεραπεία‘service, medical treatment’
  4. New Latinc. 1500–1900therapīa‘therapy’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1851therapy

Earliest quotation: 1851, Omnium gatherum: “It will be seen that we are introducing to…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek θεράπων

Today it means

noun Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.

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