Where does “hypocritely” come from?
hypocritely (English) comes from English hypocrite, from Old French ypocrite, from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής, from Ancient Greek ὑποκρίνομαι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό.
hypocritely (English): hypocritically
Definitions
- hypocritically
Ancestry of “hypocritely”, step by step
hypocritely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypocrite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypocrite | Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to... |
| 2 | Old French | ypocrite | Alternative form of ipocrite |
| 3 | Latin | hypocrita | mimic; hypocrite |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκριτής | one who answers: interpreter, expounder; stage... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκρίνομαι | to answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |