Where does “psybient” come from?
psybient (English) comes from English psytrance, from English trance, from Middle English traunce, from Anglo-Norman transe, from Old French transir, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus — smoke; mist, haze.
psybient (English): A musical genre that is a fusion of psytrance and ambient
Definitions
- A musical genre that is a fusion of psytrance and ambient
Ancestry of “psybient”, step by step
psybient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psytrance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psytrance | A genre of trance music characterized by hypnotic... |
| 2 | English | trance | A dazed or unconscious condition; A state of... |
| 3 | Middle English | traunce | A trance or faint; An inability to perceive... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | transe | fear of coming evil; passage from life to death |
| 5 | Old French | transir | to cut through, pass through; to be numb with... |
| 6 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 7 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 8 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 9 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English ambient
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ambient | Encompassing on all sides; surrounding;... |
| 2 | Latin | ambiēns | going around, passing around, skirting |
| 3 | Latin | ambiō | to round, go round, pass around, skirt |
| 4 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 5 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |