Where does “Psychopharmakon” come from?

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

Psychopharmakon (German): psychoactive drug

Definitions

  1. psychoactive drug

Ancestry of “Psychopharmakon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpsycho-psycho- relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology
2Ancient GreekΨυχήPsyche
3Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Psychopharmakon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ψυχή →