Why is psychology spelled that starts with P?
Why is psychology spelled that starts with P?
Why does psychology word starts with P? Because the Latin alphabet has no letter to represent the Greek letter ψ. The Greek word ψυχή[1] (psyche), meaning spirit or soul or self is the root of the term psychology (science of the soul or spirit or self). The Latin alphabet can’t represent the ψ sound in one letter.
Which word has the most silent letters?
For percentage, I’m going for the word “queue.” Out of a total of 5 letters, you actually say only one of them, so literally 80% of the letters are silent. If you allow proper names, the town in central Massachusetts: Worcester.
Why is the p silent in Psalm?
The word psalm, which is pronounced with a silent p, comes from the Greek word psalmos, “song sung to a harp,” and its root, psallein, “play a stringed instrument.” While they’re not often backed by a harp these days, psalms are frequently sung with musical accompaniment in churches and temples.
Do you pronounce the P in Ptolemy?
So, the Ancient Greeks pronounced it fully, but English speakers almost always drop the “p.” In fact, I’d say that pronouncing the “t” is a hypercorrection.