Where does “hypocritically” come from?
Hypocritically derives from English hypocritical, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός, ultimately tracing through Proto-Germanic galīkaz and Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "like" or "resembling."
hypocritically (English): in a hypocritical manner
Ancestry of “hypocritically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hypocritical | Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite |
| 2 | English | hypocritic | Synonym of hypocritical; A hypocrite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκριτικός | — |
| 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- | — |