Where does “pseudodiscrete” come from?
pseudodiscrete (English) comes from English discrete, from Old French discret, from Latin discrētus, from Latin discernō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pseudodiscrete (English): apparently, but not actually, discrete
Definitions
- apparently, but not actually, discrete
Ancestry of “pseudodiscrete”, step by step
pseudodiscrete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discrete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discrete | Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous;... |
| 2 | Old French | discret | different |
| 3 | Latin | discrētus | separated |
| 4 | Latin | discernō | to separate, set apart, divide, part |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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;... |