'anthropopsychic' originates from Greek elements, specifically 'anthropos' and 'psychē', where 'anthropos' meant 'human' and 'psychē' meant 'soul' or 'mind'.

'anthropopsychic' is a modern English formation combining the prefix 'anthropo-' (from Greek via New Latin/Modern coinage) with 'psychic' (from Greek 'psychikos' through Latin and French), created to describe matters of the human mind or human-related psychic phenomena.

Initially the Greek roots referred to 'human' and 'soul/mind'; over time the combined modern English term has come to mean either 'relating to the human mind/psychology' or 'relating to psychic phenomena attributed to humans', depending on context.