Etymology

psychotherapist

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Today it means: Someone who practices psychotherapy. Full definition →

English psychotherapy ← New Latin therapīa ← Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
  6. Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
  7. Ancient Greekθεραπεία (therapeía)
  8. New Latintherapīa
  9. Englishtherapy
  10. Englishtherapist
  11. Englishpsycho-
  12. Englishtherapy
  13. Englishpsychotherapy
  14. English todaypsychotherapist

From psycho- + therapist, or from psychotherapy + -ist.

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