Where does “neuropsychopathology” come from?
neuropsychopathology (English) comes from English psychopathology, from English pathology, from French pathologie, from Ancient Greek παθολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
neuropsychopathology (English): The (study of the) effects of the brain on psychopathology
Definitions
- The (study of the) effects of the brain on psychopathology
Ancestry of “neuropsychopathology”, step by step
neuropsychopathology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psychopathology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychopathology | The study of the origin, development, diagnosis... |
| 2 | English | pathology | The branch of medicine concerned with the study... |
| 3 | French | pathologie | pathology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παθολογία | the study of passions |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |