Where does “pseudoprophetic” come from?
pseudoprophetic (English) comes from English prophetic, from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός, from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂.
pseudoprophetic (English): Relating to a pseudoprophet or to pseudoprophecy
Definitions
- Relating to a pseudoprophet or to pseudoprophecy
Ancestry of “pseudoprophetic”, step by step
pseudoprophetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prophetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prophetic | of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet;... |
| 2 | Middle French | prophétique | — |
| 3 | Latin | prophēticus | prophetic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προφητικός | oracular, prophetic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προφήτης | one who speaks for and interprets the will of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
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;... |