Where does “psychovitalism” come from?
psychovitalism (English) comes from English vitalism, from English vital, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas, from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.
psychovitalism (English): The belief that the mind is influenced by a basic...
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- The belief that the mind is influenced by a basic...
Ancestry of “psychovitalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitalism | The doctrine that life involves some immaterial... |
| 2 | English | vital | Relating to, or characteristic of life; Necessary... |
| 3 | Middle French | vitalité | — |
| 4 | Latin | vitalitas | life, vitality |
| 5 | Latin | vītālis | of or pertaining to life; vital, life-giving |
| 6 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 7 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |