Where does “psychobabbler” come from?
psychobabbler (English) comes from English babbler, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
psychobabbler (English): A person who speaks psychobabble
Definitions
- A person who speaks psychobabble
Ancestry of “psychobabbler”, step by step
psychobabbler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English babbler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | babbler | Someone who babbles; Any of several passerine... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English psychobabble
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychobabble | The jargon of psychology and psychoanalysis,... |
| 2 | English | psycho | Psychotic, or otherwise insane; A person who is... |
| 3 | English | psychology | The study of the human mind; The study of human... |
| 4 | French | psychologie | psychology |
| 5 | Latin | psychologia | — |
| 6 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |