Where does “psychovitality” come from?
psychovitality (English) comes from English vitality, 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.
psychovitality (English): psychological vitality
Definitions
- psychological vitality
Ancestry of “psychovitality”, step by step
psychovitality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vitality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vitality | The capacity to live and develop; Energy or... |
| 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 |
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... |