Etymology

anatripsology

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Today it means: The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy. Full definition →

Italian anatripsologia ← Ancient Greek ἀνάτριψις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνάτριψις“rubbing”
  2. Italian · borrowed fromanatripsologia
  3. English todayanatripsology

Borrowed from Italian anatripsologia, coined by Valeriano Luigi Brera in 1799, from Ancient Greek ἀνάτριψις (anátripsis, “rubbing”) + -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā).

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