One of the ways the word "schizophrenia" is pronounced is ˈskɪt.sə.ˈfri.ni.ə/
My question is where does the t sound in ˈskɪt come from as I can not see any reason for it?
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7Because the original word is German (Schizophrenie) and in German the 'z' makes a 't' sound. – user180089 Jun 11 '16 at 20:27
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2@V0ight You mean the /ts/ sound. – tchrist♦ Jun 11 '16 at 20:30
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2Fascinating. Actually it is made up of two ancient Greek words but since it is coined by Germans for the first time it is pronounced the way Germans would pronounce it. Thank you for the quick response. – Lenz Jun 11 '16 at 20:33
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5Actually, Germans pronounce Schizophrenie as shitsophrenie /ʃitsofʀeˈniː/ and not skitsophrenie /skitsofʀeˈniː/. So it's only partially pronounced the way Germans do. – Peter Shor Jun 11 '16 at 20:36
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yes thank you @tchrist . I'd edit my answer but for some reason there's no option to. – user180089 Jun 11 '16 at 20:36
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The answer seems to be provided in the comments, so I'm summing up the comments just to mark this question answered.
As everyone says in the comment, the reason for the /ts/ sound is the German origin of the word.
