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Where does “pseudopodal” come from?

pseudopodal (English) comes from English pseudopod, from French pseudopode, from French pseudo-, from Greek ψεύδο-, from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pseudopodal (English): Relating to a pseudopod

Definitions

  1. Relating to a pseudopod

Ancestry of “pseudopodal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudopodA temporary projection of the cytoplasm of...
2Frenchpseudopode—
3Frenchpseudo-pseudo-
4Greekψεύδο-—
5Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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