Where does “pseudohomosexuality” come from?
pseudohomosexuality (English) comes from English homosexuality, from English homosexual, from German homosexual, from German homo-, from German homosexuell, from Ancient Greek ὁμός, from Ancient Greek φύλον, from Ancient Greek φιλία — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
pseudohomosexuality (English): The property of being pseudohomosexual
Definitions
- The property of being pseudohomosexual
Ancestry of “pseudohomosexuality”, step by step
pseudohomosexuality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homosexuality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homosexuality | The state of being sexually attracted primarily... |
| 2 | English | homosexual | Possessing sexual and/or emotional attraction... |
| 3 | German | homosexual | — |
| 4 | German | homo- | homo |
| 5 | German | homosexuell | homosexual |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὁμός | same, common, joint |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φύλον | a set of people or other beings |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φιλία | friendship, love, affection, fondness;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἁρμονία | Harmonia |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
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;... |