Etymology of the English word therapy
the English word
therapyderived from the New Latin word
therapia (therapy)
derived from the Greek word
therapeia, θεραπεία (attendance (specially, medical; cure); figuratively and collectively, domestics)
Date
The earliest known usage of therapy in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
massotherapy,
thalassotherapy,
actinotherapy,
bibliotherapy,
chemotherapy,
chronotherapy,
chrysotherapy,
cryotherapy,
electrotherapy,
ethnotherapy,
galvanotherapy,
heliotherapy,
hemotherapy,
homeotherapy,
hydrotherapy,
hypnotherapy,
immunotherapy,
mechanotherapy,
metallotherapy,
narcotherapy,
organotherapy,
pharmacotherapy,
phototherapy,
physiotherapy,
pneumatotherapy,
psychotherapy,
radiotherapy,
roentgenotherapy,
sclerotherapy,
serotherapy,
teletherapy,
therapistCognates
Dutch
therapie, French
thérapie, German
Therapie, Norwegian
terapi, Swedish
terapiUsage
Word found in Modern English
