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Where does “antipsychotic” come from?

Antipsychotic is derived from English psychotic, which comes from English psychosis, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀντί meaning "against" and -ωσις a suffix denoting a state or condition, both rooted in Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- meaning "front" or "facing."

antipsychotic (English): Preventing or counteracting psychosis; Any of a...

Definitions

  1. Preventing or counteracting psychosis; Any of a...

Ancestry of “antipsychotic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsychoticOf, related to, or suffering from psychosis; A...
2EnglishpsychosisA severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical...
3Ancient Greekψύχωσιςanimation, principle of life
4Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “antipsychotic”

  • antipsychotically
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