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
- A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical...
Ancestry of “psychosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ψύχωσις | animation, principle of life |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “psychosis”