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Where does “nonpsychotic” come from?

nonpsychotic (English) comes from English psychotic, from English psychosis, from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

nonpsychotic (English): Not psychotic; A person who is not psychotic

Definitions

  1. Not psychotic; A person who is not psychotic

Ancestry of “nonpsychotic”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →