Where does “Psyche” come from?

Psyche (German) comes from Latin psychē, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Psyche (German): psyche, mind

Definitions

  1. psyche, mind

Ancestry of “Psyche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpsychē
2Ancient GreekΨυχήPsyche
3Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Psyche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Ψυχή
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