Where does “psikiku” come from?

psikiku (Maltese) comes from Italian psichico, from Ancient Greek ψυχικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

psikiku (Maltese): mental, psychic, psychological referring to the psyche or soul

Definitions

  1. mental, psychic, psychological referring to the psyche or soul

Ancestry of “psikiku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpsichicopsychic, mental
2Ancient Greekψυχικόςof or relating to life or the soul; concerned...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →