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Where does “pseudy” come from?

pseudy (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...

pseudy (English): Characteristic of a pseud; pretentious

Definitions

  1. Characteristic of a pseud; pretentious

Ancestry of “pseudy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudAn intellectually pretentious person; a poseur;...
2EnglishpseudointellectualA person who claims proficiency in scholarly or...
3EnglishintellectualPertaining to, or performed by, the intellect;...
4Old Frenchintellectuel—
5Latinintellectualisintellectual
6Latinintellēctus—
7Latinintellegō—
8Latinlegō—
9Latinlēx—
10Proto-Italiclēg-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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