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Where does “psycholożka” come from?

psycholożka (Polish) comes from Polish psycholog, from Polish psycho-, from Ancient Greek Ψυχή, from Ancient Greek δῆλος, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

psycholożka (Polish): female psychologist

Definitions

  1. female psychologist

Ancestry of “psycholożka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpsychologpsychologist; female psychologist
2Polishpsycho-psycho-
3Ancient GreekΨυχή—
4Ancient Greekδῆλοςvisible; conspicuous; manifest
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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