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
- Of or pertaining to metempsychosis
Ancestry of “metempsychosic”, step by step
metempsychosic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English metempsychosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metempsychosis | Transmigration of the soul, especially its... |
| 2 | Late Latin | metempsychosis | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετεμψύχωσις | soul transmigration, metempsychosis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐμψυχόω | to animate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |