The story
- Ancient Greek · derived from-φόρος“bearing”
- New Latin · borrowed from-phorus
- Ancient Greek · derived fromψυχή“soul”
- English todaypsychophor
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) From New Latin -phorus, from Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekψυχή all →
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