Where does “psychotropic” come from?

Psychotropic combines Greek psychē (soul) with tropic, from Ancient Greek τροπικός, derived from τροπή (turning), itself from τρέπω (to turn), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European trep- (to turn).

psychotropic (English): Affecting the mind or mental processes; A...

Definitions

  1. Affecting the mind or mental processes; A...

Ancestry of “psychotropic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-tropicturning or changing; affecting or attracted to...
2Ancient Greekτροπήa turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;...
3Ancient Greeksuffix of feminine nouns in the [[Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

Words derived from “psychotropic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂