Where does “pseudotetanus” come from?
pseudotetanus (English) comes from English tetanus, from Latin tetanus, from Ancient Greek τέτανος, from Greek τείνω, from Ancient Greek τείνω, from Proto-Hellenic téňňō, from Proto-Indo-European tén-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
pseudotetanus (English): A group of symptoms resembling those of tetanus,...
Definitions
- A group of symptoms resembling those of tetanus,...
Ancestry of “pseudotetanus”, step by step
pseudotetanus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tetanus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetanus | A serious and often fatal disease caused by the... |
| 2 | Latin | tetanus | A stiffness or spasm of the neck; tetanus; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τέτανος | Convulsive tension, tetanus |
| 4 | Greek | τείνω | stretch; stretch, extend, hold out; approach,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τείνω | to stretch, extend; to spread; to exert, push to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | téňňō | to stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tén-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
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;... |