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
Ancestry of “psychiatre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | psycho- | psycho- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ψυχή | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῆλος | visible; conspicuous; manifest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “psychiatre”