Where does “Psychiater” come from?
Psychiater (German) comes from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Psychiater (German): psychiatrist
Ancestry of “Psychiater”, step by step
Psychiater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ψυχή
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ψυχή | Psyche |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δῆλος | visible; conspicuous; manifest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Ancient Greek ἰατρός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἰατρός | physician, surgeon, medical doctor |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰάομαι | I cure, I heal; I repair |
Words derived from “Psychiater”