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
prepsychotic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psychotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
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 |