Where does “pseudohexamer” come from?
pseudohexamer (English) comes from English hexamer, from English mer, from English polymer, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
pseudohexamer (English): An apparent hexamer that is actually composed of three different dimers or two different trimers
Definitions
- An apparent hexamer that is actually composed of three different dimers or two different trimers
Ancestry of “pseudohexamer”, step by step
pseudohexamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hexamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hexamer | An oligomer having six subunits; A subunit of a... |
| 2 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 3 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 4 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
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;... |