DictionaryRoot: psykhē
Greek
psykhē
breath, life, soul, or mind
Forms
- psykhē
- psych- — The form used before other endings.
- psycho- — Used when joining to another element with a linking o.
Origin
Related to Greek psykhein, “breathe or blow.”
Note
Breath as a sign of life helped connect this family with the self and mind.
10 / 10
adjective
psychosomatic
sigh-koh-suh-MAT-ik/ˌsaɪkəʊsəˈmætɪk/
Involving physical symptoms caused or influenced by mental or emotional factors.
Etymology
“Mind” joined to “bodily” originally described the relationship between mind and body generally. The selected sense narrows that relationship to physical symptoms influenced by mental or emotional factors.