Where does “pseudo-compliment” come from?
pseudo-compliment (English) comes from English compliment, from French compliment, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from Spanish cumplir, from Old Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere, from Latin compleo — resin, gum; to say, speak.
pseudo-compliment (English): A statement that sounds like a compliment, but...
Definitions
- A statement that sounds like a compliment, but...
Ancestry of “pseudo-compliment”, step by step
pseudo-compliment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English compliment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compliment | An expression of praise, congratulation, or... |
| 2 | French | compliment | compliment (positive comment) |
| 3 | Italian | complimento | congratulations; compliment; regards |
| 4 | Spanish | cumplimiento | compliance; fulfillment, completion; formality |
| 5 | Spanish | cumplir | to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet; to achieve, to... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | cumplir | — |
| 7 | Latin | complere | present active infinitive of compleō;... |
| 8 | Latin | compleo | I fill up, fill full, fill out; make up,... |
| 9 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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;... |