Where does “postneurotic” come from?
postneurotic (English) comes from English neurotic, from English -otic, from French -otique, from Latin -oticus, from Ancient Greek -ωτικός, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
postneurotic (English): Following neurosis
Definitions
- Following neurosis
Ancestry of “postneurotic”, step by step
postneurotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neurotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neurotic | Affected with a neurosis; Overly anxious; Useful... |
| 2 | English | -otic | Having disease or abnormal condition; Pertaining... |
| 3 | French | -otique | — |
| 4 | Latin | -oticus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ωτικός | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |