Etymology of the English word chemotherapy
the English word chemotherapy
using the English prefix chemo-
derived from the English word chemical
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khamithjan
derived from the English word therapy
derived from the New Latin word therapia (therapy)
derived from the Greek word therapeia, θεραπεία (attendance (specially, medical; cure); figuratively and collectively, domestics)
derived from the Greek word therapeuein, θεραπεύω
derived from the Greek word theraps
