Where does “pseudoprofundity” come from?
pseudoprofundity (English) comes from English profundity, from English profound, from Middle English profound, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, from Old French parfont, from Latin profundus, from Latin prō — to fit, to fix, to put together.
pseudoprofundity (English): illusory profundity; pretensions of depth
Definitions
- illusory profundity; pretensions of depth
Ancestry of “pseudoprofundity”, step by step
pseudoprofundity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English profundity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | profundity | The state of being profound or abstruse; A great... |
| 2 | English | profound | Descending far below the surface; opening or... |
| 3 | Middle English | profound | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | profound | Alternative spelling of profont |
| 5 | Old French | profont | deep; deep; profound |
| 6 | Old French | parfont | Alternative form of profont |
| 7 | Latin | profundus | deep, profound; intense, extreme, profound;... |
| 8 | Latin | prō | for |
| 9 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 10 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
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;... |