Etymology

psychotherapeutic

Today it means: Of or pertaining to psychotherapeutics (psychotherapy) Full definition →

English therapeutic ← Middle English terapeucia ← New Latin therapeuticus
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
  6. Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
  7. Ancient Greekθερᾰπευτής (therăpeutḗs)
  8. Ancient Greekθεραπευτικός (therapeutikós)
  9. New Latintherapeuticus
  10. Middle Englishterapeucia
  11. Englishtherapeutic
  12. English todaypsychotherapeutic

From psycho- + therapeutic.

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