Etymology of the English word psychosis
the English word
psychosisderived from the New Latin word
psychosis (psychosis)
using the Latin suffix
-osisusing the New Latin prefix
psycho-derived from the Greek prefix
psucho-, ψυχο-
Date
The earliest known usage of psychosis in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
psychotic,
psychosomimeticCognates
Dutch
psychose, French
psychose, German
Psychose, Norwegian
psykose, Swedish
psykosUsage
Word found in Modern English
