Where does “illusorisch” come from?
illusorisch (German) comes from French illusoire, from Latin illusorius, from Latin illusor, from Latin illudo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
illusorisch (German): illusory
Definitions
- illusory
Ancestry of “illusorisch”, step by step
illusorisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French illusoire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | illusoire | illusory |
| 2 | Latin | illusorius | mocking, ironical |
| 3 | Latin | illusor | scoffer, mocker |
| 4 | Latin | illudo | I mock, ridicule; I abuse, assault |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Medieval Latin illusorius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | illusorius | — |