Where does “psychologic” come from?
Psychologic comes from French -ique, Latin -icus, Ancient Greek λέγω, and Proto-Indo-European -kos and -eh₂, forming an adjective relating to the mind or soul.
psychologic (English): Of or pertaining to the science of psychology
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the science of psychology
Ancestry of “psychologic”, step by step
psychologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English psychology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychology | The study of the human mind; The study of human... |
| 2 | French | psychologie | psychology |
| 3 | Latin | psychologia | — |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |