Etymology

immunotherapeutic

Today it means: Of a pharmaceutical, acting on the immune system to treat disease; used in immunotherapy. Full definition →

English therapeutic ← Middle English terapeucia ← New Latin therapeuticus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*moy-nós
  3. Proto-Italic*moinos
  4. Latinmūnus
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  8. Latinin-
  9. Latinin- -is
  10. Latinimmūnis
  11. Middle Frenchimmun
  12. Englishimmune
  13. Englishimmuno-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
  16. Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
  17. Ancient Greekθερᾰπευτής (therăpeutḗs)
  18. Ancient Greekθεραπευτικός (therapeutikós)
  19. New Latintherapeuticus
  20. Middle Englishterapeucia
  21. Englishtherapeutic
  22. English todayimmunotherapeutic

From immuno- + therapeutic.

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