Etymology Explorer › Dutch

Where does “psychotherapeute” come from?

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

psychotherapeute (Dutch): female psychotherapist

Definitions

  1. female psychotherapist

Ancestry of “psychotherapeute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpsycho-psycho-; Category Dutch words prefixed with API...
2Ancient GreekΨυχή—
3Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →