Where does “pseudobisexuality” come from?
pseudobisexuality (English) comes from English bisexuality, from English bisexual, from French bisexuel, from French bi-, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pseudobisexuality (English): Within certain theories related to Blanchard's transsexualism typology, an apparent bisexual attraction pattern arising from an autogynephilic desire to be a woman desired by or having sex with men
Definitions
- Within certain theories related to Blanchard's transsexualism typology, an apparent bisexual attraction pattern arising from an autogynephilic desire to be a woman desired by or having sex with men
Ancestry of “pseudobisexuality”, step by step
pseudobisexuality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bisexuality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bisexuality | The state of being sexually or romantically... |
| 2 | English | bisexual | Sexually attracted to both men and women or to... |
| 3 | French | bisexuel | bisexual |
| 4 | French | bi- | bi |
| 5 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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;... |