Etymology

psychodynamically

Today it means: In a psychodynamic way. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English psychodynamic
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  6. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  7. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  8. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  9. Frenchdynamique
  10. Englishdynamic
  11. Englishpsychodynamic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todaypsychodynamically

From psychodynamic + -ally.

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