Where does “psyche” come from?

psyche (Polish) comes from French psyché, from Latin psychē, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

psyche (Polish): psyche

Definitions

  1. psyche

Ancestry of “psyche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpsychépsyche; cheval glass
2Latinpsychē—
3Ancient GreekΨυχήPsyche
4Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Ancient Greek δῆλος →Every word from Ancient Greek Ψυχή →