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
pseudobezoar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bezoar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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;... |