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Where does “pseudonarrative” come from?

pseudonarrative (English) comes from English narrative, from Middle French narratif, from Latin nārrātīvus, from Latin narro, from Latin nārō, from Proto-Italic gnārāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

pseudonarrative (English): Apparently, but not actually, narrative

Definitions

  1. Apparently, but not actually, narrative

Ancestry of “pseudonarrative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnarrativeTelling a story; Overly talkative; garrulous; Of...
2Middle Frenchnarratif—
3Latinnārrātīvus—
4LatinnarroI narrate, recount; I report; I tell, speak
5Latinnārō—
6Proto-ItalicgnārāōI make known, I tell; to make known, tell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₃ro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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