Where does “neuropsychotropic” come from?
neuropsychotropic (English) comes from English psychotropic, from English -tropic, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
neuropsychotropic (English): Affecting the nervous system and the mind
Definitions
- Affecting the nervous system and the mind
Ancestry of “neuropsychotropic”, step by step
neuropsychotropic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psychotropic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychotropic | Affecting the mind or mental processes; A... |
| 2 | English | -tropic | turning or changing; affecting or attracted to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ή | suffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |