Where does “pseudodepressed” come from?
pseudodepressed (English) comes from English depressed, from Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, from Latin dēprimō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
pseudodepressed (English): Exhibiting pseudodepression
Definitions
- Exhibiting pseudodepression
Ancestry of “pseudodepressed”, step by step
pseudodepressed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English depressed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | depressed | simple past tense and past participle of depress;... |
| 2 | Middle English | depressen | — |
| 3 | Old French | depresser | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēpressus | depressed (pressed down) |
| 5 | Latin | dēprimō | to press down; to depress |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | 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;... |