Etymology

psychoactivation

Today it means: activation by a psychoactive substance Full definition →

English activation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  6. Proto-Italic*agō
  7. Latinagō
  8. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  9. Latināctīvu
  10. Old Frenchactif
  11. Middle Englishactyf
  12. Englishactive
  13. Englishactivate
  14. Englishactivation
  15. English todaypsychoactivation

From psycho- + activation.

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