Where does “psicobiologia” come from?
psicobiologia (Italian) comes from Spanish biología, from Spanish logia, from Italian loggia, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
psicobiologia (Italian): psychobiology
Definitions
- psychobiology
Ancestry of “psicobiologia”, step by step
psicobiologia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish biología
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | biología | biology |
| 2 | Spanish | logia | lodge |
| 3 | Italian | loggia | loggia; lodge; loge |
| 4 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 5 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 6 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Italian biologia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | biologia | biology |
| 2 | Italian | -logia | -logy |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |