Where does “pseudolongitudinal” come from?
pseudolongitudinal (English) comes from English longitudinal, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pseudolongitudinal (English): Not actually longitudinal, but treated that way
Definitions
- Not actually longitudinal, but treated that way
Ancestry of “pseudolongitudinal”, step by step
pseudolongitudinal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English longitudinal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | longitudinal | Relating to length, or to longitude; Running in... |
| 2 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 3 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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;... |