Where does “pseudovarium” come from?
pseudovarium (English) comes from English pseud, from English pseudointellectual, from English intellectual, from Old French intellectuel, from Latin intellectualis, from Latin intellēctus, from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
pseudovarium (English): The organ in which pseudova are produced
Definitions
- The organ in which pseudova are produced
Ancestry of “pseudovarium”, step by step
pseudovarium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pseud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseud | An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur;... |
| 2 | English | pseudointellectual | A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or... |
| 3 | English | intellectual | Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect;... |
| 4 | Old French | intellectuel | — |
| 5 | Latin | intellectualis | intellectual |
| 6 | Latin | intellēctus | understood; realized |
| 7 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 8 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 9 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |