Where does “pseudomasculine” come from?
pseudomasculine (English) comes from English masculine, from French masculin, from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
pseudomasculine (English): masculine or apparently masculine in certain...
Definitions
- masculine or apparently masculine in certain...
Ancestry of “pseudomasculine”, step by step
pseudomasculine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masculine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masculine | Of or pertaining to the male gender; manly; Of or... |
| 2 | French | masculin | male; masculine |
| 3 | Italian | maschile | masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys' |
| 4 | Spanish | masculino | masculine, male |
| 5 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 6 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 7 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 8 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 9 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
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;... |