Etymology

therapeutically

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Today it means: In a therapeutic manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English therapeutic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
  3. Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
  4. Ancient Greekθερᾰπευτής (therăpeutḗs)
  5. Ancient Greekθεραπευτικός (therapeutikós)
  6. New Latintherapeuticus
  7. Middle Englishterapeucia
  8. Englishtherapeutic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  12. Proto-Germanic*līką
  13. English todaytherapeutically

From therapeutic + -ally.

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