Etymology

psychopharmacology

Today it means: The branch of pharmacology which pertains to the psychoactive aspects of drugs. Full definition →

English pharmacology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Ancient Greekφάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)
  5. Englishpharmaco-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Englishpharmacology
  11. English todaypsychopharmacology

From psycho- + pharmacology.

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