Where does “pseudobezoar” come from?
pseudobezoar (English) comes from English bezoar, from Spanish bezoar, from French bézoard, from Arabic بَازَهْر, from Middle Persian pʾtzhl, from Middle Persian pʾt, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹, from Proto-Indo-Iranian paH- — to protect; to shepherd.
pseudobezoar (English): An indigestible object intentionally introduced...
Definitions
- An indigestible object intentionally introduced...
Ancestry of “pseudobezoar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bezoar | A mass, usually of hair or undigested vegetable... |
| 2 | Spanish | bezoar | bezoar |
| 3 | French | bézoard | bezoar |
| 4 | Arabic | بَازَهْر | bezoar |
| 5 | Middle Persian | pʾtzhl | bezoar; antidote |
| 6 | Middle Persian | pʾt | — |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 | to protect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | paH- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |