"psycho-" meaning in English

See psycho- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [ˈsaɪ̯.kəʊ̯] [UK], [ˈsaɪ̯.koʊ̯] [Canada, US], /ˈsɑɪ.kəʉ/ [General-Australian], /ˈsɑɪ.kɐʉ/ [General-Australian], /ˈsaɪ.kɐʉ/ [New-Zealand] Forms: psych- [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-), combining form of ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ψῡχο-}} Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} psycho-, {{en-prefix}} psycho-
  1. Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: psychonarration, psychonarrative, psychosophy, psychoverbal, psychovisual Related terms: psyche, psycho Translations (relating to the mind): psico- (Catalan), psycho- (Czech), psycho- (Dutch), psycho- (French), psico- (Galician), psycho- (German), ψυχ- (psych-) (Greek), psycho- (Interlingua), síci- (Irish), psico- (Italian), psiko- (Malay), jiwa (Malay), psycho- (Polish), psico- (Portuguese), psiho- (Romanian), психо- (psixo-) (Russian), psico- (Spanish), psiko- (Turkish), психо- (psyxo-) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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