Where does “cod psychology” come from?
cod psychology (English) comes from English psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
cod psychology (English): Beliefs about psychology that have no basis in fact; psychological prejudices, amateur psychology
Definitions
- Beliefs about psychology that have no basis in fact; psychological prejudices, amateur psychology
Ancestry of “cod psychology”, step by step
cod psychology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psychology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychology | The study of the human mind; The study of human... |
| 2 | French | psychologie | psychology |
| 3 | Latin | psychologia | — |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English Cod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cod | Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish |
| 2 | Middle English | cod | A seedpod; a plant's natural casing for its... |
| 3 | Old Norse | koddi | pillow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |