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Where does “psychology” come from?

Psychology derives from French psychologie, from Greek -λογία (study of), from Ancient Greek λέγω (to speak), from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- (to gather, speak).

psychology (English): The study of the human mind; The study of human...

Definitions

  1. The study of the human mind; The study of human...

Ancestry of “psychology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpsychologiepsychology
2Latinpsychologia—
3Latin-logia-logy; the study of
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “psychology”

  • psychological
  • psychologist
  • psychologically
  • neuropsychological
  • neuropsychology
  • psychologic
  • neuropsychologist
  • parapsychology
  • neuropsychologic
  • metapsychology
  • sociopsychological
  • parapsychological
  • metapsychological
  • biopsychological
  • parapsychologist
  • biopsychology
  • psychologize
  • nonpsychological
  • psyops
  • neuropsychologically
  • ecopsychology
  • ethnopsychology
  • intrapsychological
  • cyberpsychology
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