Where does “joukkopsykoosi” come from?

joukkopsykoosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish psykoosi, from Ancient Greek ψύχωσις, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

joukkopsykoosi (Finnish): mass psychosis

Definitions

  1. mass psychosis

Ancestry of “joukkopsykoosi”, step by step

joukkopsykoosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish psykoosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpsykoosipsychosis
2Ancient Greekψύχωσιςanimation, principle of life
3Ancient Greek-ωσιςabnormal condition or state; state, abnormal...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Finnish joukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoukkogroup, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one
2Proto-Finnicjoukkogroup
3Proto-Germanicjaukijądraught animal; team of oxen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Ancient Greek -σῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek -ωσις →