Where does “metempsychosis” come from?
Metempsychosis derives from Late Latin metempsychosis, from Koine Greek μετεμψύχωσις, combining Ancient Greek μετά (meta, "beyond") with a noun formation in -σις.
metempsychosis (English): Transmigration of the soul, especially its...
Definitions
- Transmigration of the soul, especially its...
Ancestry of “metempsychosis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | metempsychosis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετεμψύχωσις | soul transmigration, metempsychosis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐμψυχόω | to animate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |