Where does “pseudodeficient” come from?
pseudodeficient (English) comes from English deficient, from Latin dēficiens, from Latin deficere, from Latin defectus, from Latin deficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
pseudodeficient (English): Apparently deficient; having a pseudodeficiency
Definitions
- Apparently deficient; having a pseudodeficiency
Ancestry of “pseudodeficient”, step by step
pseudodeficient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English deficient
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deficient | Lacking something essential; "often construed... |
| 2 | Latin | dēficiens | failing, disappointing |
| 3 | Latin | deficere | present active infinitive of dēficiō;... |
| 4 | Latin | defectus | failure; absence; weakness, failing, defect |
| 5 | Latin | deficio | I withdraw; I forsake, desert or abandon; I fail,... |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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;... |