Where does “pseudo-innocently” come from?
pseudo-innocently (English) comes from English innocently, from English innocent, from Old French inocent, from Latin innocens, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
pseudo-innocently (English): In a pseudoinnocent manner
Definitions
- In a pseudoinnocent manner
Ancestry of “pseudo-innocently”, step by step
pseudo-innocently traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English innocently
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | innocently | In an innocent manner |
| 2 | English | innocent | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality; Bearing no... |
| 3 | Old French | inocent | — |
| 4 | Latin | innocens | harmless, inoffensive, innoxious; blameless,... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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;... |