Where does “psychopharmacy” come from?
psychopharmacy (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...
psychopharmacy (English): The study or application of psychopharmaceuticals
Definitions
- The study or application of psychopharmaceuticals
Ancestry of “psychopharmacy”, step by step
psychopharmacy 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 pharmacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pharmacy | A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | pharmacy | — |
| 3 | Middle French | pharmacie | — |
| 4 | Old French | farmacie | laxative |
| 5 | Latin | pharmacia | pharmacy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαρμακεία | pharmacy; the use of drugs or medicines; sorcery,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φάρμακον | A drug, whether healing or noxious; A healing... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰármakon | — |