Where does “pseudorevolution” come from?
pseudorevolution (English) comes from English revolution, from Middle English revolucion, from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolutio, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
pseudorevolution (English): A political event resembling, but not actually, a...
Definitions
- A political event resembling, but not actually, a...
Ancestry of “pseudorevolution”, step by step
pseudorevolution traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English revolution
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revolution | A political upheaval in a government or nation... |
| 2 | Middle English | revolucion | — |
| 3 | Old French | revolucion | passage; elapsing of time |
| 4 | Late Latin | revolutio | The act of revolving; revolution |
| 5 | Latin | revolvō | to roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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;... |