catharsis (any release of emotional tension) · catharsis (release of emotional tension) · catharsis (therapeutic technique to relieve tension)
köken: Etymology tree Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós) Proto-Indo-European *-yoh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-yō Ancient Greek *-ϳω (*-jō) Ancient Greek κᾰθαίρω (kăthaírō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis)lbor. Polish katharsis Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis).
köken: From New Latin catharsis, from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis, “purging, cleansing”), from καθαίρειν (kathaírein, “to purify, purge”), from καθαρός (katharós, “pure”). With -zis ending.