Where does “psikologia” come from?
psikologia (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto psikologio, from Esperanto psiko, from Latin psychē, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
psikologia (Esperanto): psychological
Ancestry of “psikologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | psikologio | psychology |
| 2 | Esperanto | psiko | psyche |
| 3 | Latin | psychē | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ψυχή | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῆλος | visible; conspicuous; manifest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |