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Where does “psiche” come from?

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

psiche (Italian): soul; psyche; cheval glass

Definitions

  1. soul; psyche; cheval glass

Ancestry of “psiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpsychépsyche; cheval glass
2Latinpsychē—
3Ancient GreekΨυχή—
4Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →