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Where does “pseudohallucinatory” come from?

pseudohallucinatory (English) comes from English hallucinatory, from English hallucinate, from Latin hallucinatus, from Latin alucinatus, from Latin alucinor, from Ancient Greek ἀλύω — to wander in mind, to roam; to be deeply stirred,...

pseudohallucinatory (English): Of, pertaining to, or producing...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or producing...

Ancestry of “pseudohallucinatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhallucinatoryPartaking of, or tending to produce,...
2EnglishhallucinateTo seem to perceive things which are not really...
3Latinhallucinatus—
4Latinalucinatushallucinated, experiencing hallucinations
5LatinalucinorI wander in mind, talk idly, prate, dream
6Ancient Greekἀλύωto wander in mind, to roam; to be deeply stirred,...
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