Where does “psittacism” come from?

psittacism (English) comes from Latin psittacus, from Ancient Greek ψιττακός — parrot.

psittacism (English): Mechanical, repetitive words used without...

Definitions

  1. Mechanical, repetitive words used without...

Ancestry of “psittacism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpsittacusA parrot
2Ancient Greekψιττακόςparrot
Every word from Ancient Greek ψιττακός →Every word from Latin psittacus →