Where does “psychoanalytic” come from?
Psychoanalytic is an English adjective formed from psycho- and analytic, itself from Ancient Greek ἀναλυτικός, derived from the -ῐκός suffix and -ᾱ, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.
psychoanalytic (English): Of or relating to psychoanalysis
Definitions
- Of or relating to psychoanalysis
Ancestry of “psychoanalytic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | analytic | Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλυτικός | analytical; dissolvent |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “psychoanalytic”