chromotherapy

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree 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.

1. A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of color and light.