Where does “metempsychose” come from?
metempsychose (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek μετεμψύχωσις, from Ancient Greek ἐμψυχόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
metempsychose (Dutch): metempsychosis, reincarnation
Definitions
- metempsychosis, reincarnation
Ancestry of “metempsychose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μετεμψύχωσις | soul transmigration, metempsychosis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐμψυχόω | to animate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |