Where does “neurose” come from?

neurose (Danish) comes from Danish -ose, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

neurose (Danish): neurosis

Definitions

  1. neurosis

Ancestry of “neurose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-ose-osis
2Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-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 →