Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychogony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
psy-chogony
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the origins and development of the soul or mind.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French psychogonie, from Late Latin psychogonia, from Koine Greek ψυχογονία (psukhogonía), from ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, mind”) + γόνος (gónos, “descent”). By surface analysis, psycho- + -gony.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: psychogonia, ψυχογονία

Usage

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Questions

What does psychogony mean?
The study of the origins and development of the soul or mind.
Where does psychogony come from?
Borrowed from Middle French psychogonie, from Late Latin psychogonia, from Koine Greek ψυχογονία (psukhogonía), from ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, mind”) + γόνος (gónos, “descent”). By surface analysis, psycho- + -gony.

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