Where does “psychobiographical” come from?
psychobiographical (English) comes from English psycho, from English psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
psychobiographical (English): Relating to psychobiography
Definitions
- Relating to psychobiography
Ancestry of “psychobiographical”, step by step
psychobiographical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via English biographical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biographical | of or relating to an account of a person's life |
| 2 | English | biography | A person's life story, especially one published;... |
| 3 | New Latin | biographia | biography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |