Where does “pseudointellectualism” come from?
pseudointellectualism (English) comes from English pseudointellectual, from English intellectual, from Old French intellectuel, from Latin intellectualis, from Latin intellēctus, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
pseudointellectualism (English): pseudointellectual thinking or behaviour
Definitions
- pseudointellectual thinking or behaviour
Ancestry of “pseudointellectualism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudointellectual | A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or... |
| 2 | English | intellectual | Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect;... |
| 3 | Old French | intellectuel | — |
| 4 | Latin | intellectualis | intellectual |
| 5 | Latin | intellēctus | understood; realized |
| 6 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 7 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |