Where does “palaeopsychology” come from?
palaeopsychology (English) comes from English psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
palaeopsychology (English): Alternative form of paleopsychology
Definitions
- Alternative form of paleopsychology
Ancestry of “palaeopsychology”, 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... |