Etymology

somatize

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Today it means: To express (a psychological process) through physical symptoms such as pain or anxiety; to have a psychosomatic reaction to (e.g. a situation). Full definition →

English somatic ← Ancient Greek σωματικός (sōmatikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  7. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  8. Ancient Greekσωματικός (sōmatikós)
  9. Englishsomatic
  10. English todaysomatize

From somatic + -ize.

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