Where does “psicolinguistica” come from?
psicolinguistica (Italian) comes from Italian linguistica, from Italian -istica, from Italian -istico, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
psicolinguistica (Italian): psycholinguistics
Definitions
- psycholinguistics
Ancestry of “psicolinguistica”, step by step
psicolinguistica traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian linguistica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | linguistica | linguistics; feminine singular of linguistico |
| 2 | Italian | -istica | feminine singular of -istico; -istics |
| 3 | Italian | -istico | -istic, -istical |
| 4 | Italian | -ista | -ist |
| 5 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via Portuguese linguística
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | linguística | linguistics; feminine singular of linguístico |
| 2 | French | linguistique | linguistic; linguistics |
| 3 | French | linguiste | linguist |
| 4 | Latin | lingua | tongue; a speech; an utterance or expression |
| 5 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Spanish lingüística
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lingüística | linguistics; feminine singular of lingüístico |
| 2 | Spanish | lingüístico | linguistic |