Where does “ψῡχοπομπός” come from?

ψῡχοπομπός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πομπός, from Ancient Greek πέμπω — I send, dispatch; I send forth; I dismiss; I...

ψῡχοπομπός (Ancient Greek): guide or conductor of souls (Charon), psychopomp

Definitions

  1. guide or conductor of souls (Charon), psychopomp

Ancestry of “ψῡχοπομπός”, step by step

ψῡχοπομπός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πομπός

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

via Ancient Greek ψῡχή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψῡχήsoul; breath, spirit; life

Words derived from “ψῡχοπομπός”

Every word from Ancient Greek πέμπω →Every word from Ancient Greek πομπός →