Where does “psychotherapeut” come from?

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

psychotherapeut (Dutch): psychotherapist

Definitions

  1. psychotherapist

Ancestry of “psychotherapeut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpsycho-psycho-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...
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 →