Where does “psychoneurotically” come from?
psychoneurotically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
psychoneurotically (English): In a psychoneurotic manner
Definitions
- In a psychoneurotic manner
Ancestry of “psychoneurotically”, step by step
psychoneurotically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English psychoneurotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychoneurotic | Pertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis;... |
| 2 | English | neurotic | Affected with a neurosis; Overly anxious; Useful... |
| 3 | English | -otic | Having disease or abnormal condition; Pertaining... |
| 4 | French | -otique | — |
| 5 | Latin | -oticus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ωτικός | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |