Where does “alexithymia” come from?

alexithymia (English) comes from Ancient Greek θυμός, from Proto-Hellenic tʰūmós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

alexithymia (English): A deficiency in understanding, processing, or...

Definitions

  1. A deficiency in understanding, processing, or...

Ancestry of “alexithymia”, step by step

alexithymia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek θυμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθυμόςsoul, as the seat of emotion, feeling, and...
2Proto-Hellenictʰūmósvapour (?), breath
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Ancient Greek λέξις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέξιςa saying, speech; word, phrase
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “alexithymia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tʰūmós →