psychoneurosis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ)

Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der.

English psycho-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥

Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der.

Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron)

Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der.

English neuro-

English -sis

English neurosis

English psychoneurosis

From psycho- + neurosis.

Noun

psychoneurosis (countable and uncountable, plural psychoneuroses)

1. (dated) Neurosis.

Anagrams

• neuropsychosis