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Where does “Psychologin” come from?

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

Psychologin (German): psychologist

Definitions

  1. psychologist

Ancestry of “Psychologin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPsychologepsychologist
2Germanpsycho-psycho-
3Ancient GreekΨυχή—
4Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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