Etymology

biopsychosocial

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Today it means: Having biological, psychological and social characteristics. Full definition →

English psychosocial ← Middle French socia ← Latin sociāli
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  6. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  7. Englishpsycho-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
  12. Proto-Italic*sokjos
  13. Latinsokios
  14. Latinsocius
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Latinsociāli
  18. Middle Frenchsocia
  19. Englishsocial
  20. Englishpsychosocial
  21. English todaybiopsychosocial

From bio- + psychosocial.

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