Where does “psychiatre” come from?

psychiatre (French) comes from French psycho-, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

psychiatre (French): psychiatrist

Definitions

  1. psychiatrist

Ancestry of “psychiatre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpsycho-psycho
2Ancient GreekΨυχήPsyche
3Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “psychiatre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ψυχή