Where does “pseudotuberculosis” come from?
pseudotuberculosis (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;...
pseudotuberculosis (English): Any of several diseases that have the appearance...
Definitions
- Any of several diseases that have the appearance...
Ancestry of “pseudotuberculosis”, step by step
pseudotuberculosis 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 tuberculosis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tuberculosis | An infectious disease of humans and animals... |
| 2 | New Latin | tuberculosis | dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative... |
| 3 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 4 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |