Etymology

psychoanalyst

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Today it means: A practitioner of psychoanalysis. Full definition →

English analyst ← Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Englishanalyst
  5. English todaypsychoanalyst

From psycho- + analyst.

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