psychology
Meaningmind study
Common meaning: the science of how people think and behave
- psychbreath of life; the soul, mindLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 903 · scan
- loga word, saying; reckoning, reasonLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 476 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘breath of life’ + ‘a word, saying’ → psychology
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- psych — Greek ψυχή “breath of life; the soul, mind” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- log — Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) “a word, saying; reckoning, reason” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ψυχή ‘breath of life; the soul, mind’ + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ‘a word, saying; reckoning, reason’.
Did you know (Psychology, sociology, physiology,…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry λόγος (lógos), p. 476 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Greek psyche, breath…): our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry ψυχή, p. 903 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek “a word, saying; reckoning, reason”
- ψυχή Greek “breath of life; the soul, mind”
Related words
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