Etymology

psychosomatic

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Today it means: Pertaining to physical diseases, symptoms, etc. which have mental causes. Full definition →

English somatic ← Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə?
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  9. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  10. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  11. Ancient Greekσωματικός (sōmatikós)
  12. Englishsomatic
  13. English todaypsychosomatic

From psycho- + somatic.

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