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Where does “psychoanalytical” come from?

Psychoanalytical comes from English analytical combined with Ancient Greek ψυχή (soul or mind) and the feminine suffix -η, derived from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

psychoanalytical (English): Of or pertaining to psychoanalysis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to psychoanalysis

Ancestry of “psychoanalytical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpsycho-Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology
2Ancient Greekψυχο-—

Words derived from “psychoanalytical”

  • psychoanalytically
  • nonpsychoanalytical
  • antipsychoanalytical
  • sociopsychoanalytical
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