Where does “サイケデリック” come from?
サイケデリック (Japanese) comes from English psychedelic, from Ancient Greek ψυχή, from Ancient Greek -η, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
サイケデリック (Japanese): psychedelic
Definitions
- psychedelic
Ancestry of “サイケデリック”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | psychedelic | Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ψυχή | The animating principle of a human or animal... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -η | Added to verbal stems ending in a consonant to... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |