myEtymology.com: English etymology of neurasthenic

Etymology of the English word neurasthenic

the English word neurasthenic

derived from the English word neurasthenia

using the English prefix neur-

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)

derived from the Greek word asthenes, ἀσθενής (strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral))

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 English suffix -ic

Word found in Modern English