Where does “psychosexological” come from?
psychosexological (English) comes from English sexological, from English sexology, from English sex, from English sect, from Middle English secte, from Old French secte, from Late Latin secta, from Latin sequi — to follow; to see; to say.
psychosexological (English): psychological and sexological
Definitions
- psychological and sexological
Ancestry of “psychosexological”, step by step
psychosexological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sexological
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sexological | Of or relating to sexology |
| 2 | English | sexology | The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a... |
| 3 | English | sex | A category into which sexually-reproducing... |
| 4 | English | sect | An offshoot of a larger religion; a group sharing... |
| 5 | Middle English | secte | A variety or sort; a category with a... |
| 6 | Old French | secte | a sect in philosophy or religion |
| 7 | Late Latin | secta | a sect in philosophy or religion, a school,... |
| 8 | Latin | sequi | present active infinitive of sequor; follow, come... |
| 9 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English psycho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psycho | Psychotic, or otherwise insane; A person who is... |
| 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... |