Where does “psychical” come from?

Psychical comes from Ancient Greek ψυχικός, derived from Ancient Greek ψυχή with the suffix Ancient Greek -η, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

psychical (English): Performed by or pertaining to the mind or spirit;...

Definitions

  1. Performed by or pertaining to the mind or spirit;...

Ancestry of “psychical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψυχικόςof or relating to life or the soul; concerned...
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “psychical”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →