Where does “pseudoternary” come from?
pseudoternary (English) comes from English ternary, from Latin ternarius, from Latin terni, from Latin ter, from Latin terr, from Old Latin tris, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
pseudoternary (English): That appears to consist of three phases
Definitions
- That appears to consist of three phases
Ancestry of “pseudoternary”, step by step
pseudoternary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ternary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ternary | Made up of three things; treble, triadic, triple,... |
| 2 | Latin | ternarius | Containing or consisting of three things; ternary |
| 3 | Latin | terni | three each; three at a time |
| 4 | Latin | ter | thrice |
| 5 | Latin | terr | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | tris | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
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;... |