Etymology

psychopathological

psy·cho·path·o·log·i·cal

Today it means: Of or relating to psychopathology. Full definition →

English pathological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French pathologie
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Frenchpathologie
  11. Englishpathology
  12. Englishpsychopathology
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishpsycho-
  16. Englishpathology
  17. Englishpathological
  18. English todaypsychopathological

From psychopathology + -ical, or from psycho- + pathological.

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