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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 New Latin prefix chemo-
derived from the Greek word chemeia, χημεία
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

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