Where does “pseudotraditional” come from?
pseudotraditional (English) comes from English traditional, from French traditionnel, from French tradition, from Middle French tradition, from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pseudotraditional (English): Having a false veneer of tradition; apparently,...
Definitions
- Having a false veneer of tradition; apparently,...
Ancestry of “pseudotraditional”, step by step
pseudotraditional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English traditional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traditional | Of, relating to, or derived from tradition;... |
| 2 | French | traditionnel | traditional |
| 3 | French | tradition | tradition; A type of baguette or French stick |
| 4 | Middle French | tradition | delivery; treason; fable; oral narrative |
| 5 | Old French | tradicion | delivery |
| 6 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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;... |