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Where does “psychodiagnosis” come from?

psychodiagnosis (English) comes from English diagnosis, from Latin diagnōsis, from Ancient Greek διάγνωσις, from Ancient Greek διαγιγνώσκω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

psychodiagnosis (English): diagnosis of psychiatric conditions

Definitions

  1. diagnosis of psychiatric conditions

Ancestry of “psychodiagnosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiagnosisThe identification of the nature and cause of an...
2Latindiagnōsis—
3Ancient Greekδιάγνωσιςdistinguishing; means of distinguishing ...
4Ancient Greekδιαγιγνώσκωto discern; distinguish, discern
5Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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