Etymology

psychoemotional

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Today it means: Describing any psychological interaction with the emotions Full definition →

English emotional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French emotion
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  6. Proto-Italic*eks
  7. Latinex
  8. Latinex-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  11. Proto-Italic*moweō
  12. Latinmoveō
  13. Latinēmoveō
  14. Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
  15. Old Frenchesmovoir
  16. Middle Frenchesmouvoir
  17. Middle Frenchemotion
  18. Englishemotion
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Englishemotional
  22. English todaypsychoemotional

From psycho- + emotional.

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