Where does “pseudotensorial” come from?
pseudotensorial (English) comes from English tensorial, from English tensor, from German Tensor, from Latin tensor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
pseudotensorial (English): Relating to a pseudotensor
Definitions
- Relating to a pseudotensor
Ancestry of “pseudotensorial”, step by step
pseudotensorial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tensorial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tensorial | of or pertaining to a tensor |
| 2 | English | tensor | A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it... |
| 3 | German | Tensor | tensor |
| 4 | Latin | tensor | that which stretches |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
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;... |