Where does “pseudosyncope” come from?
pseudosyncope (English) comes from English pseudo, from English pseudo-, 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;...
pseudosyncope (English): A condition clinically similar to syncope but not truly syncopal in nature, being caused psychogenic; thus, apparent fainting but without concomitant hemodynamics and electroencephalography changes
Definitions
- A condition clinically similar to syncope but not truly syncopal in nature, being caused psychogenic; thus, apparent fainting but without concomitant hemodynamics and electroencephalography changes
Ancestry of “pseudosyncope”, step by step
pseudosyncope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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;... |
via English syncope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | syncope | The loss or elision of a sound from the interior... |
| 2 | Late Latin | syncope | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | συγκοπή | a cutting up, cutting into small pieces;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | συγκόπτω | cut up |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόπτω | strike; cut; shake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |