Where does “psykiater” come from?

psykiater (Danish) comes from French psychiatre, from French psycho-, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

psykiater (Danish): psychiatrist

Definitions

psychiatrist

Ancestry of “psykiater”, step by step

psykiater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French psychiatre

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	psychiatre	psychiatrist
2	French	psycho-	psycho
3	Ancient Greek	Ψυχή	Psyche
4	Ancient Greek	δῆλος	visible; conspicuous; manifest
5	Proto-Indo-European	dyew-	to be bright; sky, heaven

via German Psychiater

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Psychiater	psychiatrist
2	Ancient Greek	ἰατρός	physician, surgeon, medical doctor
3	Ancient Greek	ἰάομαι	I cure, I heal; I repair

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ψυχή →