Etymology of the English word hebephrenia
the English word
hebephreniaderived from the New Latin word
hebephreniaderived from the Greek word
hebe, ἥβη
using the Greek suffix
-phrenia, -ϕρενία
derived from the Greek word
phren, φρήν (diaphragm; the midrif (as a partition of the body); (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhren-Date
The earliest known usage of hebephrenia in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
