Where does “pseudobreccia” come from?
pseudobreccia (English) comes from English breccia, from Italian breccia, from French brèche, from Middle French breche, from Old French breche, from Portuguese breca, from Frankish breku, from English breakfast — adjectival suffix.
pseudobreccia (English): A form of limestone that has the mottled...
Definitions
- A form of limestone that has the mottled...
Ancestry of “pseudobreccia”, step by step
pseudobreccia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breccia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breccia | A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix... |
| 2 | Italian | breccia | breach, break, gap; breakthrough; road metal |
| 3 | French | brèche | gap, hole; breach |
| 4 | Middle French | breche | — |
| 5 | Old French | breche | — |
| 6 | Portuguese | breca | cramp; a disease that makes the hair of goats... |
| 7 | Frankish | breku | a breach, break; a break; crack; opening |
| 8 | English | breakfast | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the... |
| 9 | Middle English | brekefast | breakfast |
| 10 | Middle English | fast | fast quickly |
| 11 | Old English | fæste | firmly, fastly, tightly |
| 12 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 13 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 14 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 15 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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;... |