Etymology

magnetotherapy

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Today it means: The medical treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body. Full definition →

English therapy ← New Latin therapīa ← Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
  12. Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
  13. Ancient Greekθεραπεία (therapeía)
  14. New Latintherapīa
  15. Englishtherapy
  16. English todaymagnetotherapy

From magneto- + therapy.

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