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Where does “metempsychosic” come from?

metempsychosic (English) comes from English metempsychosis, from Late Latin metempsychosis, 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- — he, she.

metempsychosic (English): Of or pertaining to metempsychosis

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to metempsychosis

Ancestry of “metempsychosic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmetempsychosisTransmigration of the soul, especially its...
2Late Latinmetempsychosis—
3Ancient Greekμετεμψύχωσιςsoul transmigration, metempsychosis
4Ancient Greekἐμψυχόω—
5Ancient Greek-όωAdded to a noun or adjective to make a verb with...
6Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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