myEtymology.com: English etymology of catatonia

Etymology of the English word catatonia

the English word catatonia

using the English prefix cata-

derived from the Greek word kata, κατά (down)

derived from the Medieval Greek word tonos, τόνος

derived from the Greek word teino, τείνω

using the English suffix -tonia

derived from the New Latin word catatonia

derived from the German word Katatonie

using the German prefix cata-

using the German suffix -tonia

using the German prefix kata-

using the German suffix -tonie

The earliest known usage of catatonia in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English