myEtymology.com: English etymology of neurasthenic

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)

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 prefix neur-

using the English suffix -ic

Word found in Modern English