Where does “psychodermatology” come from?
psychodermatology (English) comes from English psycho, from English psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
psychodermatology (English): The use of psychological methods to treat disorders of the skin
Definitions
- The use of psychological methods to treat disorders of the skin
Ancestry of “psychodermatology”, step by step
psychodermatology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psycho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psycho | Psychotic, or otherwise insane; A person who is... |
| 2 | English | psychology | The study of the human mind; The study of human... |
| 3 | French | psychologie | psychology |
| 4 | Latin | psychologia | — |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English dermatology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dermatology | The study of the skin and its diseases |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γλύφω | to carve, cut out with a knife, engrave; to note... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | glewbʰ- | to split |