Where does “schizophrenia” come from?
Schizophrenia comes from New Latin schizophrenia, from German Schizophrenie, from Ancient Greek σχίζω meaning to split, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skey- meaning to cut or separate.
schizophrenia (English): A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent,...
Definitions
- A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent,...
Ancestry of “schizophrenia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schizophrenie | schizophrenia |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σχίζω | I split, cleave; I divide |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
Words derived from “schizophrenia”
- schizophrenic
- schizo
- schizophreniform
- schizoanalysis
- schizogony
- antischizophrenic
- schizophrenogenic
- schizoanalytic
- schizophrenically
- nonschizophrenic
- schizophrenialike
- schizogonic
- schizocarp
- schizogenous
- isoschizomer
- schizophasia
- schizoanalytical
- schizencephalic
- schizogenesis
- schizogenic
- schizoanalyst
- schizorhinal
- schizogeny
- nonschizophrenia