Where does “pseudo-discipline” come from?
pseudo-discipline (English) comes from English discipline, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina, from Latin discipulus, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
pseudo-discipline (English): Alternative spelling of pseudodiscipline; A false...
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of pseudodiscipline; A false...
Ancestry of “pseudo-discipline”, step by step
pseudo-discipline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discipline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discipline | A controlled behaviour; self-control; A specific... |
| 2 | Old French | descipline | corporal punishment; massacre; ravaging;... |
| 3 | Latin | disciplina | teaching, instruction, education; training;... |
| 4 | Latin | discipulus | student, pupil, disciple, schoolboy; cadet |
| 5 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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;... |