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Where does “pseudobulbar” come from?

pseudobulbar (English) comes from English bulbar, from English -ar, from Middle English -ar, from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

pseudobulbar (English): That is similar to effects related to the...

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Ancestry of “pseudobulbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbulbarRelating to, or having the form of a bulb; used...
2English-arOf, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as...
3Middle English-ar—
4Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-ārius—
8Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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