English
cathectic
Cathectic comes from Ancient Greek καθεκτικός ‘capable of retaining’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκαθεκτικόςkathektikós‘capable of retaining’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999cathectic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκαθεκτικόςkathektikós‘capable of retaining’
- Englishearliest quotation 1999cathectic
Earliest quotation: 1999, André Green, The Fabric of Affect in the Psychoanalytic Discourse: “What we are dealing with here is more cathectic…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek καθεκτικός
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to a connection that is charged with emotional energy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek καθεκτικός / cathectic