Where does “somatophrenia” come from?

somatophrenia (English) comes from English -phrenia, from Ancient Greek φρήν, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

somatophrenia (English): A tendency to imagine or exaggerate bodily ills

Definitions

  1. A tendency to imagine or exaggerate bodily ills

Ancestry of “somatophrenia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-phreniamental disorder
2Ancient GreekφρήνThe midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren-Every word from Ancient Greek φρήνEvery word from English -phrenia
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