Etymology of the English word cathexis
the English word
cathexisderived from the New Latin word
cathexisderived from the Greek word
kathexisderived from the Greek word
katechein, κατηχεῖν (to hold down (fast), in various applications)
using the Greek prefix
kata-, κατα-
derived from the Greek word
kata, κατά (down)
derived from the Greek word
ekhederived from the Greek word
echein, ἔχω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*segh-Date
The earliest known usage of cathexis in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
anticathexis,
cathecticUsage
Word found in Modern English
