Etymology

psychopathology

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Today it means: The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders. Full definition →

English pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)
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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. English todaypsychopathology

From psycho- + pathology.

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