Where does “pseudo-atheism” come from?
pseudo-atheism (English) comes from English atheism, from French athéisme, from French athée, from Latin atheos, from Ancient Greek ἄθεος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
pseudo-atheism (English): Supposed atheism that is not true atheism
Definitions
- Supposed atheism that is not true atheism
Ancestry of “pseudo-atheism”, step by step
pseudo-atheism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English atheism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | atheism | Belief that no deities exist; Rejection of belief... |
| 2 | French | athéisme | atheism |
| 3 | French | athée | atheistic; atheist |
| 4 | Latin | atheos | an atheist; one who rejected the gods worshipped... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄθεος | without gods; rejecting or disdaining the belief... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |