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Where does “pseudoinnocent” come from?

pseudoinnocent (English) comes from English innocent, from Old French inocent, from Latin innocens, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

pseudoinnocent (English): Having a false appearance of innocence; A person...

Definitions

  1. Having a false appearance of innocence; A person...

Ancestry of “pseudoinnocent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinnocentFree from guilt, sin, or immorality; Bearing no...
2Old Frenchinocent—
3Latininnocensharmless, inoffensive, innoxious; blameless,...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →