| 【psych-, psycho-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "psukhein," "psukhe," and "psukhikos." It carries the basic meaning of "mind," and "psyche." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "psych-, psycho-"]
psychic ☆[5448] If you believe that someone is psychic or has psychic powers, you believe that they have strange mental powers, such as being able to read the minds of other people or to see into the future.
psychological ****[1970] Psychological means concerned with a person''s mind and thoughts.
psychologist ****[1993] A psychologist is a person who studies the human mind and tries to explain why people behave in the way that they do.
psychology ****[2004] Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and the reasons for people''s behaviour.
[WORD ROOT]root psych
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] psych, psychi, psycho
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) psukhein, psukhe, psukhikos
[MEANING]root mind, psyche
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 psukhein
- 【Greek】 psukhe the soul, mind, spirit; life, one's life, the invisible animating principle or entity which occupies and directs the physical body; understanding, the mind (as the seat of thought), faculty of reason
- 【Greek】 psukhikos
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psychic ☆[5448] adjective from psychic 〈 psycho
【DEFINITION】 If you believe that someone is psychic or has psychic powers, you believe that they have strange mental powers, such as being able to read the minds of other people or to see into the future.
【SYNONYM】 paranormal
【ROOTs】 ⑴ psych; mind, psyche ⑵ ic; adjective suffix
【First Known Meaning】 of or pertaining to the human soul
【DERIVATIVEs】 psychical, psychically, psychic
psychological ★★★★[1970] adjective from psychology 〈 psycho
【DEFINITION】 Psychological means concerned with a person's mind and thoughts.
【SYNONYM】 mental
【ROOTs】 ⑴ psycho(psych); mind, psyche ⑵ log; word, discourse ⑶ ical(ic); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin psychologia》
【DERIVATIVEs】 psychological, psychologically, psychologist, psychology
psychologist ★★★★[1993] noun from psychology 〈 psycho
【DEFINITION】 A psychologist is a person who studies the human mind and tries to explain why people behave in the way that they do.
【pl.】 psychologists
【COMPOSITION】 psychology + ist
【ROOTs】 ⑴ psycho(psych); mind, psyche ⑵ log; word, discourse ⑶ ist; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin psychologia》
【DERIVATIVEs】 psychological, psychologist, psychology
psychology ★★★★[2004] noun from psychology 〈 psycho
【DEFINITION】 Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and the reasons for people's behaviour.
【pl.】 psychologies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ psycho(psych); ⑵ logy(log); word, discourse
【Etymology】 《Latin psychologia》
【First Known Meaning】 study of the soul
【DERIVATIVEs】 psychological, psychologically, psychologist, psychology
Other words containing "psych-, psycho-"; hylopsychism, panpsychism, psyche, psychiatric, psychiatrist, psychiatry, psycho, psychoanalysis, psychologically, psychopathic, psychopathy, psychopomp, psychosis, psychotherapeutic, psychotherapeutically, psychotherapist, psychotherapy, psychotic, psychoticism
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
proud, pride
propri
prob
proach, proxim-
priv
prince
prime-
prem-, -prim-, press-, print-
pres-, present
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