chromotherapy

chromotherapy

English

Etymology

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Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə
Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
English chromo-
Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.?
Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)
Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)
Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor.
New Latin therapīabor.
English therapy
English chromotherapy

    From chromo- + therapy.

    Noun

    chromotherapy (usually uncountable, plural chromotherapies)

    1. (alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of color and light.
      Synonyms: (American spelling) colorology, (Commonwealth spelling) colourology
      Hyponyms: (American spelling) colorpuncture, (Commonwealth spelling) colourpuncture

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