Etymology of the English word psychedelic
the English word
psychedelicderived from the English word
psychederived from the Latin word
psychederived from the Greek word
psuche, ψυχή (breath; spirit, abstractly or concretely)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhes-derived from the Greek word
deloo, δηλόω (to make plain (by words))
Date
The earliest known usage of psychedelic in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in English
psychedeliaDerivations in other languages
Italian
psichedelicoCognates
Dutch
psychedelisch, French
psychédélique, German
psychedelisch, Norwegian
psykedelisk, Swedish
psykedeliskUsage
Word found in Modern English
