Therapeia
/ˌθɛr.əˈpiː.ə/noun
Treatment or care of a disease or condition; therapy.
Did you know?In Ancient Greek, θεραπεία could mean service, attendance, or healing care, showing how the idea of cure was once tied to devoted ritual attention rather than just medicine.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰer-
“to hold, support, keep firm”
Ancient Greek
Greek
θεραπεύειν (therapeuein)
“to attend, wait on, care for, treat medically”
Ancient Greek
Greek
θεραπεία (therapeia)
“attendance, service, care, healing treatment”
Late Latin
Latin
therapia
“medical treatment”
Middle English
English
terapie
“medical treatment”
Modern English
English
therapy
“treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder”