Where does “psychobehavioural” come from?
psychobehavioural (English) comes from English behavioural, from English behaviour, from English -iour, from English -our, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor.
psychobehavioural (English): Alternative spelling of psychobehavioral
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of psychobehavioral
Ancestry of “psychobehavioural”, step by step
psychobehavioural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English behavioural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | behavioural | Of or pertaining to behaviour |
| 2 | English | behaviour | The way a living creature behaves or acts; The... |
| 3 | English | -iour | Suffix added to verbs to form nouns; Alternative... |
| 4 | English | -our | — |
| 5 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 6 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 7 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English psycho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psycho | Psychotic, or otherwise insane; A person who is... |
| 2 | English | psychology | The study of the human mind; The study of human... |
| 3 | French | psychologie | psychology |
| 4 | Latin | psychologia | — |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |