Where does “μετεμψύχωσις” come from?
μετεμψύχωσις (Koine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐμψυχόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
μετεμψύχωσις (Koine Greek): soul transmigration, metempsychosis
Definitions
- soul transmigration, metempsychosis
Ancestry of “μετεμψύχωσις”, step by step
μετεμψύχωσις traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἐμψυχόω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐμψυχόω | to animate |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Ancient Greek μετεμψυχόομαι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μετεμψυχόομαι | of a soul, to pass from one body to another |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μετα- | concerning community or participation; in the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |