Where does “pseudoanaphylaxis” come from?
pseudoanaphylaxis (English) comes from English pseudo, from English pseudo-, from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
pseudoanaphylaxis (English): A kind of anaphylaxis that does not involve an...
Definitions
- A kind of anaphylaxis that does not involve an...
Ancestry of “pseudoanaphylaxis”, step by step
pseudoanaphylaxis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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;... |
via English anaphylaxis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anaphylaxis | Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a... |
| 2 | French | anaphylaxie | anaphylaxis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φύλαξις | an act of watching, guarding; a security |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |