Where does “pseudoaccidental” come from?
pseudoaccidental (English) comes from English accidental, from Middle English accidental, from Middle French accidentel, from Late Latin accidentalis, from Latin accidēns, from Latin accidō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
pseudoaccidental (English): Apparently, but not actually, accidental
Definitions
- Apparently, but not actually, accidental
Ancestry of “pseudoaccidental”, step by step
pseudoaccidental traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English accidental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | accidental | Not essential; incidental, secondary;... |
| 2 | Middle English | accidental | — |
| 3 | Middle French | accidentel | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | accidentalis | — |
| 5 | Latin | accidēns | falling down, upon, at or near, descending |
| 6 | Latin | accidō | to fall down, upon, at or near; descend |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | 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;... |