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Where does “Psychologie” come from?

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

Psychologie (German): psychology

Definitions

  1. psychology

Ancestry of “Psychologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpsycho-psycho-
2Ancient GreekΨυχή—
3Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “Psychologie”

  • Sozialpsychologie
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