Where does “psychosis” come from?

Psychosis comes from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -η, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂, a suffix forming abstract nouns.

psychosis (English): A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical...

Definitions

  1. A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical...

Ancestry of “psychosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψύχωσιςanimation, principle of life
2Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
3Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
4Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “psychosis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -ωσις →