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Where does “psychobiography” come from?

psychobiography (English) comes from English biography, from New Latin biographia, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

psychobiography (English): A biography that emphasises the psychological...

Definitions

  1. A biography that emphasises the psychological...

Ancestry of “psychobiography”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiographyA person's life story, especially one published;...
2New Latinbiographiabiography
3Ancient Greekβίοςlife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
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