Where does “parapsykologi” come from?
parapsykologi (Swedish) comes from Swedish psykologi, from Swedish logi, from French logis, from Old French logeiz, from Old French logier, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
parapsykologi (Swedish): parapsychology
Ancestry of “parapsykologi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | psykologi | psychology |
| 2 | Swedish | logi | lodging; protection ; somewhere to live, or at... |
| 3 | French | logis | lodge |
| 4 | Old French | logeiz | — |
| 5 | Old French | logier | — |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |