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Etymology of the English word psychoprophylaxis

the English word psychoprophylaxis
derived from the English word prophylaxis
derived from the New Latin word prophylaxis
derived from the Greek word prophulaktikos, προφυλακτικός, προϕυλακτικός
derived from the Greek word prophulassein, προφυλάσσειν, προϕυλάσσω
using the Greek prefix pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Greek word phulasso, φυλάσσω (to watch; be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid)
using the English prefix psycho-
derived from the Greek word psuche, ψυχή (breath; spirit, abstractly or concretely)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhes-

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