Etymology

neuropsychodynamics

Today it means: The theoretical synthesis of neuroscience and psychodynamics. Full definition →

English psychodynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  7. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  8. Englishpsycho-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  11. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  12. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  13. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  14. Frenchdynamique
  15. Englishdynamic
  16. Englishdynamics
  17. Englishpsychodynamics
  18. English todayneuropsychodynamics

From neuro- + psychodynamics.

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