Etymology of the English word psychoanalyst
the English word
psychoanalystusing the English prefix
psycho-derived from the Greek word
psuche, ψυχή (breath; spirit, abstractly or concretely)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhes-derived from the English word
analystderived from the French word
analystederived from the French word
analysederived from the Greek word
analusis, ἀνάλυσις (departure)
derived from the Greek word
analuein, ἀναλύω
derived from the Greek word
luein, λύω (to loosen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-Usage
Word found in Modern English