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Where does “psicopompo” come from?

psicopompo (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ψυχοπομπός, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

psicopompo (Italian): psychopomp

Definitions

  1. psychopomp

Ancestry of “psicopompo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψυχοπομπόςsoul-guiding, -conducting; guide or conductor of...
2Ancient GreekΨυχή—
3Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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