Where does “pseudoincestuous” come from?
pseudoincestuous (English) comes from English incestuous, from English incest, from Latin incestus, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
pseudoincestuous (English): Of, related to, or involving pseudoincest
Definitions
- Of, related to, or involving pseudoincest
Ancestry of “pseudoincestuous”, step by step
pseudoincestuous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incestuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incestuous | Pertaining to or engaging in incest;... |
| 2 | English | incest | Sexual relations between close relatives,... |
| 3 | Latin | incestus | unclean, impure, polluted, defiled, sinful,... |
| 4 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 5 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
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;... |