Etymology of the English word neurasthenic
the English word neurasthenic
derived from the English word neurasthenia
derived from the English word asthenia
derived from the Latin word asthenia (anesthesia, anaesthesia)
derived from the Greek word astheneia, ἀσθένεια (feebleness (of mind or body); by implication, malady; morally, frailty)
derived from the Greek word sthenos, σϑένος, στενός (strength; narrow (from obstacles standing close about))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *segh-
using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
using the English prefix neur-
using the English suffix -ic
