Where does “neuropsychology” come from?
I need to work through this carefully. The chain provided traces back from "psychology" but the headword is "neuropsychology." Let me trace what the chain actually shows:
Looking at the chain:
- English psychology ← French psychologie ← Ancient Greek (psyche/mind + logos/study)
- But the chain shows: νεῦρον (neuron/nerve) | λέγω (legō/to speak, gather, pick) | Proto-Indo-European leǵ- | -ᾱ | -eh₂
This chain seems to mix elements. The chain provided appears incomplete or incorrectly presented for "neuropsychology" since it doesn't clearly show the "neuro-" component leading into "psychology."
However, following the strict instruction to "state only what the chain supports," I should note that the chain as given doesn't properly support a complete etymology of "
neuropsychology (English): A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology...
Definitions
- A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology...
Ancestry of “neuropsychology”, step by step
| 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... |