psychotropic

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Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ)

Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der.

English psycho-

Proto-Indo-European *trep-der.

Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)

Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor.

English -tropic

English psychotropic

psychotropic (comparative more psychotropic, superlative most psychotropic)

(pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.
Synonyms: psychoactive, mind-altering
- 2014 January 28, Kat Kinsman, “10 things we learned about surviving anxiety”, in CNN‎^[1]:
  “Medication can be part of a psychotropic arsenal,” he said, discussing one therapist who urged him to stop taking Xanax so he could address his anxiety directly and not mask the physical symptoms.

affecting the mind or mental processes

psychotropic (plural psychotropics)

psychotropic drug or agent