Where does “ipokrit” come from?
ipokrit (Mauritian Creole) comes from French hypocrite, from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής, from Ancient Greek ὑποκρίνομαι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
ipokrit (Mauritian Creole): hypocrite
Definitions
- hypocrite
Ancestry of “ipokrit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hypocrite | hypocritical; hypocrite |
| 2 | Latin | hypocrita | mimic; hypocrite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκριτής | one who answers: interpreter, expounder; stage... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκρίνομαι | to answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |