Where does “psychobabblish” come from?
psychobabblish (English) comes from English psychobabble, from English psycho, from English psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
psychobabblish (English): Resembling or characteristic of psychobabble
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of psychobabble
Ancestry of “psychobabblish”, step by step
psychobabblish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |