Where does “pseudoepidemic” come from?
pseudoepidemic (English) comes from English epidemic, from French épidémique, from French épidémie, from Latin epidemia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα — to be hot; to burn.
pseudoepidemic (English): An outbreak of a disease that has some characteristics of an epidemic but has no obvious physical cause
Definitions
- An outbreak of a disease that has some characteristics of an epidemic but has no obvious physical cause
Ancestry of “pseudoepidemic”, step by step
pseudoepidemic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English epidemic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | epidemic | A widespread disease that affects many... |
| 2 | French | épidémique | epidemic |
| 3 | French | épidémie | epidemic |
| 4 | Latin | epidemia | epidemic diseases |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιδήμιος | among the people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
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;... |