Where does “spurious” come from?
Spurious comes from Late Latin spurius, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European sper-, meaning to strew or scatter.
spurious (English): False, not authentic, not genuine; Extraneous;...
Definitions
- False, not authentic, not genuine; Extraneous;...
Ancestry of “spurious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Spurius | of illegitimate birth but unknown father |
| 2 | Latin | spurius | of illegitimate birth; false, spurious |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
Words derived from “spurious”