Where does “ψυχοπομπός” come from?

ψυχοπομπός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ψυχοπομπός (Ancient Greek): soul-guiding, -conducting; guide or conductor of...

Definitions

  1. soul-guiding, -conducting; guide or conductor of...

Ancestry of “ψυχοπομπός”, step by step

ψυχοπομπός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ψυχή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΨυχήPsyche
2Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Ancient Greek πομπός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπομπόςconductor, guide
2Ancient GreekπέμπωI send, dispatch; I send forth; I dismiss; I...

Words derived from “ψυχοπομπός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ψυχή