Where does “psychopathological” come from?
Psychopathological comes from English psychopathology, from French -ique, from Ancient Greek πάθος meaning "suffering" or "disease," combined with Proto-Indo-European -kos.
psychopathological (English): Of or relating to psychopathology
Definitions
- Of or relating to psychopathology
Ancestry of “psychopathological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychopathology | The study of the origin, development, diagnosis... |
| 2 | English | pathology | The branch of medicine concerned with the study... |
| 3 | French | pathologie | pathology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παθολογία | the study of passions |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |