Where does “pseudodepression” come from?

pseudodepression (English) comes from English depression, from Latin depressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pseudodepression (English): The signs and symptoms of depression from a non-depressive, often organic aetiology

Definitions

  1. The signs and symptoms of depression from a non-depressive, often organic aetiology

Ancestry of “pseudodepression”, step by step

pseudodepression traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English depression

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepressionIn psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind...
2Latindepressioa pressing down, a sinking down, a depression;...
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English pseudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudoAn intellectually pretentious person; a...
2Englishpseudo-False, not genuine, fake
3Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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