Where does “psychosocial” come from?
Psychosocial derives from English social and Ancient Greek ψυχή (psychē, "soul"), with social coming from Latin -alis and Latin sequor ("follow"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- ("follow").
psychosocial (English): having both psychological and social aspects
Definitions
- having both psychological and social aspects
Ancestry of “psychosocial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | social | Being extroverted or outgoing; Of or relating to... |
| 2 | Middle French | social | allied; social |
| 3 | Latin | sociālis | Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable, sociable, social |
| 4 | French | social | social, related to society, community; social,... |
| 5 | Latin | socialis | Of or pertaining to companionship; companionable,... |
| 6 | Latin | socius | sharing, joining in, partaking, associated;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πάθος | pain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πάσχω | to undergo, experience; have someone do something... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |