psycho-
See also: psycho
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- psych- (before a vowel)
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From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
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psycho-
- Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.
- 2012, Richard Overy, “The Mind of Evil”, in Literary Review, number 399:
- This endeavour forms the core of Daniel Pick's fascinating study of the mobilisation of psychoanalysis not only for the Allied war effort, but for a postwar world momentarily seduced by the idea that war and violence might be eridicated by a bit of psycho-science.
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relating to the mind
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Derived from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
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From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
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psycho-
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From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
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psycho-
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- psych- (before a vowel)
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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).
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psycho-
- psycho- (relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology)
- psycho- + Therapie (“therapy”) → Psychotherapie (“psychotherapy”)
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ).
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psycho-
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- psycho- in Polish dictionaries at PWN