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Where does “pseudoscorpion” come from?

pseudoscorpion (English) comes from Translingual Pseudoscorpiones, from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pseudoscorpion (English): An arachnid belonging to the order...

Definitions

  1. An arachnid belonging to the order...

Ancestry of “pseudoscorpion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPseudoscorpiones—
2Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
3Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
5Proto-Indo-European-ess—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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