Where does “pseudotolerance” come from?
pseudotolerance (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;...
pseudotolerance (English): A patient's requirement for an increased dose of a drug for reasons other than the patient's body having come to tolerate the existing dose
Definitions
- A patient's requirement for an increased dose of a drug for reasons other than the patient's body having come to tolerate the existing dose
Ancestry of “pseudotolerance”, step by step
pseudotolerance 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 tolerance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tolerance | The ability to endure pain or hardship;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tolerance | — |
| 3 | Latin | tolerantia | nominative neuter plural of tolerāns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |