Where does “psicòtic” come from?

psicòtic (Catalan) comes from Italian psicosi, from Italian -osi, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

psicòtic (Catalan): psychotic

Definitions

  1. psychotic

Ancestry of “psicòtic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpsicosipsychosis
2Italian-osi-osis
3Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -ωσις →