Where does “psychoterapie” come from?

psychoterapie (Czech) comes from Czech psycho-, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

psychoterapie (Czech): psychotherapy

Definitions

  1. psychotherapy

Ancestry of “psychoterapie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpsycho-psycho
2Ancient GreekΨυχήPsyche
3Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ψυχή →