Where does “pseudo-counterexample” come from?
pseudo-counterexample (English) comes from English counterexample, from English example, from Middle English example, from Old French example, from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo — to take; to distribute.
pseudo-counterexample (English): A false counterexample
Definitions
- A false counterexample
Ancestry of “pseudo-counterexample”, step by step
pseudo-counterexample traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English counterexample
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counterexample | An exception to a proposed general rule; a... |
| 2 | English | example | Something that is representative of all such... |
| 3 | Middle English | example | — |
| 4 | Old French | example | — |
| 5 | Old French | essample | Alternative form of essainple; example |
| 6 | Latin | exemplum | a sample; an example; a warning example, lesson,... |
| 7 | Latin | eximō | to take out, take away, remove or extract |
| 8 | Latin | emo | I buy, purchase; I acquire, procure |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | emō | to buy, to purchase |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁em- | to take; to distribute |
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;... |