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Where does “ψῡχή” come from?

ψῡχή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -η, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

ψῡχή (Ancient Greek): The animating principle of a human or animal...

Definitions

  1. The animating principle of a human or animal...

Ancestry of “ψῡχή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ηAdded to verbal stems ending in a consonant to...
2Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “ψῡχή”

  • psychological
  • psychology
  • psychic
  • psychologist
  • psychotherapy
  • psychoanalysis
  • psyche
  • psychosocial
  • psychologically
  • psychoanalytic
  • psychotic
  • psychosis
  • psychopathology
  • psychical
  • psycho
  • neuropsychological
  • Psyche
  • antipsychotic
  • psychodynamic
  • psychotherapist
  • psychotropic
  • psychoanalyst
  • psychotherapeutic
  • neuropsychology
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