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).
From New Latin catharsis, from Ancient Greek κάθαρσις (kátharsis, “purging, cleansing”), from καθαίρειν (kathaírein, “to purify, purge”), from καθαρός (katharós, “pure”). With -zis ending.