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Where does “neuropsychologist” come from?

Neuropsychologist derives from English psychology, combining the Greek prefix neuro- with psychology, which comes from Latin -ista and Greek -λογία meaning "study of," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- meaning "to speak or gather."

neuropsychologist (English): A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is...

Definitions

  1. A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is...

Ancestry of “neuropsychologist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpsychologistAn expert in the field of psychology
2EnglishpsychologyThe study of the human mind; The study of human...
3Frenchpsychologiepsychology
4Latinpsychologia—
5Latin-logia-logy; the study of
6Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
7Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
8Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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