Etymology

psycholinguistics

Today it means: The interdisciplinary field of study which concerns the acquisition, comprehension and production of language in its spoken, written and signed forms, using concepts and approaches from linguistics, psychology and cognitive science. Full definition →

English linguistics ← Latin lingua ← Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā
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  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s
  5. Proto-Italic*dn̥ɣwā
  6. Latindingua
  7. Latinlingua
  8. Englishlinguist
  9. Englishlinguistics
  10. English todaypsycholinguistics

From psycho- + linguistics.

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