Where does “pseudodemented” come from?
pseudodemented (English) comes from English demented, from English dement, from Latin demento, from Latin dēmēns, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
pseudodemented (English): Suffering from pseudodementia
Definitions
- Suffering from pseudodementia
Ancestry of “pseudodemented”, step by step
pseudodemented traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demented
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demented | Insane or mentally ill; Suffering from dementia;... |
| 2 | English | dement | insane, demented; An insane person, or one... |
| 3 | Latin | demento | I make mad or crazy, drive crazy; I bewitch; I... |
| 4 | Latin | dēmēns | out of one’s mind or senses: mad, raving, insane, crazy; more generally: foolish, reckless, distracted, infatuated |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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;... |