Where does “pseudocroup” come from?
pseudocroup (English) comes from English croup, from Middle English croupe, from Old French croupe, from Frankish kruppa, from Polish Krupa, from Proto-Slavic krupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European krowp-eh₂ — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
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Ancestry of “pseudocroup”, step by step
pseudocroup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English croup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | croup | The top of the rump of a horse or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | croupe | The hindquarters or rear, usually of an animal |
| 3 | Old French | croupe | rump, body |
| 4 | Frankish | kruppa | — |
| 5 | Polish | Krupa | groats |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | krupa | grainy substance, groats, hail |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kraupāˀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krowp-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |
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;... |