Where does “sotapsykoosi” come from?
sotapsykoosi (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.
sotapsykoosi (Finnish): shell shock
Definitions
- shell shock
Ancestry of “sotapsykoosi”, step by step
sotapsykoosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish psykoosi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | psykoosi | psychosis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψύχωσις | animation, principle of life |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |