Where does “pseudolandmark” come from?
pseudolandmark (English) comes from English landmark, from Middle English landmark, from Old English landmearc, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
pseudolandmark (English): Any of a number of points used to quantify a shape
Definitions
- Any of a number of points used to quantify a shape
Ancestry of “pseudolandmark”, step by step
pseudolandmark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English landmark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | landmark | An object that marks the boundary of a piece of... |
| 2 | Middle English | landmark | — |
| 3 | Old English | landmearc | boundary marker to denote the extent of one's... |
| 4 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
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;... |