Where does “pseudovelocity” come from?
pseudovelocity (English) comes from English velocity, from Middle French vélocité, from Latin vēlōcitās, from Latin vēlōx, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pseudovelocity (English): The apparent velocity of a shock wave
Definitions
- The apparent velocity of a shock wave
Ancestry of “pseudovelocity”, step by step
pseudovelocity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English velocity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | velocity | A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change... |
| 2 | Middle French | vélocité | — |
| 3 | Latin | vēlōcitās | speed, velocity, swiftness, rapidity, fleetness |
| 4 | Latin | vēlōx | swift, quick, fleet, rapid, speedy |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
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;... |