Where does “psychologically” come from?
Psychologically comes from English psychology plus the English suffix -ic, which derives from French -ique, ultimately from Ancient Greek λέγω and Proto-Indo-European -kos.
psychologically (English): in a psychological sense; employing psychology
Definitions
- in a psychological sense; employing psychology
Ancestry of “psychologically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychological | Of or pertaining to psychology; Without an... |
| 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... |