Where does “prepsychotic” come from?
prepsychotic (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.
prepsychotic (English): Before the onset of psychosis
Definitions
- Before the onset of psychosis
Ancestry of “prepsychotic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | psychotic | Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis; A... |
| 2 | English | psychosis | A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψύχωσις | animation, principle of life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |