Etymology

psychodiagnostically

Today it means: In terms of, or by means of, psychodiagnosis. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English psychodiagnostic
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  7. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  8. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  12. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  18. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  19. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  20. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  21. Englishdiagnostic
  22. Englishpsychodiagnostic
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  26. Proto-Germanic*līką
  27. English todaypsychodiagnostically

From psychodiagnostic + -ally. By surface analysis, psycho- + diagnostically.

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