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Where does “psychopatisch” come from?

psychopatisch (German) comes from Ancient Greek ψυχή, from Ancient Greek -η, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

psychopatisch (German): psychopathic

Definitions

  1. psychopathic

Ancestry of “psychopatisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekψυχήThe animating principle of a human or animal...
2Ancient Greek-ηAdded to verbal stems ending in a consonant to...
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “psychopatisch”

  • psycho
  • psychopath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →