Added 9 October 2026
therapeutic
/ˌθɛɹ.əˈpjuː.tɪk/ noun
Latin root: therapeuticus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about therapeutic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
adjective
Origin
From Middle English terapeucia, from New Latin therapeuticus (“curing, healing”), from Ancient Greek θεραπευτικός (therapeutikós, “attentive, helpful, obliging, curative”), from θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “one who waits on another, an attendant”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “I wait on, attend, serve, cure”).
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