Etymology

pelotherapy

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Today it means: body therapy using mud or clay Full definition →

Ancient Greek πηλός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπηλός“clay”
  2. English todaypelotherapy

From Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “clay”) + therapy.

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