Where does “pseudisodomon” come from?
pseudisodomon (English) comes from English isodomon, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs — to sire, beget.
pseudisodomon (English): An early style of masonry used by the Greeks, in which the courses have differing height, length, or thickness of stones, though the stones in any one course are alike
Definitions
- An early style of masonry used by the Greeks, in which the courses have differing height, length, or thickness of stones, though the stones in any one course are alike
Ancestry of “pseudisodomon”, step by step
pseudisodomon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English isodomon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | isodomon | A form of masonry in which the vertical joint of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἴσος | equal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to) |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 4 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 5 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 6 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 8 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English pseud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseud | An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur;... |
| 2 | English | pseudointellectual | A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or... |
| 3 | English | intellectual | Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect;... |
| 4 | Old French | intellectuel | — |
| 5 | Latin | intellectualis | intellectual |
| 6 | Latin | intellēctus | understood; realized |
| 7 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |