Where does “psychognosy” come from?

psychognosy (English) comes from English -gnosy, from Ancient Greek -γνωσία, from Ancient Greek γνῶσις, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

psychognosy (English): The study of mentality, personality, or character

Definitions

  1. The study of mentality, personality, or character

Ancestry of “psychognosy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gnosyScientific knowledge of a subject
2Ancient Greek-γνωσία—
3Ancient Greekγνῶσιςinquiry; knowledge; fame
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek γνῶσις →Every word from English -gnosy →