Where does “pedopsychology” come from?
pedopsychology (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...
pedopsychology (English): Alternative spelling of paedopsychology
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of paedopsychology
Ancestry of “pedopsychology”, step by step
pedopsychology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psychology
| 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... |
via English pēdō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pēdō | — |
| 2 | English | pedophile | An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages... |
| 3 | English | -phile | Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving",... |
| 4 | Latin | -phila | -phile |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φίλος | That which is loved or important: beloved, dear;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰil-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰil- | good, decent; decent, good, harmonious, friendly;... |