Where does “pseudoetymological” come from?
pseudoetymological (English) comes from English etymological, from English etymology, from Middle English ethymologie, from Old French ethimologie, from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
pseudoetymological (English): Apparently, but not actually, etymological
Definitions
- Apparently, but not actually, etymological
Ancestry of “pseudoetymological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | etymological | Of or relating to etymology; Consistent with its... |
| 2 | English | etymology | The study of the historical development of... |
| 3 | Middle English | ethymologie | The purported true, primordial and innate sense... |
| 4 | Old French | ethimologie | etymology |
| 5 | Latin | etymologia | etymology |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐτυμολογία | etymology |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |