Where does “antipsychedelic” come from?
antipsychedelic (English) comes from English psychedelic, from Ancient Greek ψυχή, from Ancient Greek -η, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
antipsychedelic (English): Opposing psychedelia
Definitions
- Opposing psychedelia
Ancestry of “antipsychedelic”, step by step
antipsychedelic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psychedelic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychedelic | Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψυχή | The animating principle of a human or animal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -η | Added to verbal stems ending in a consonant to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |