Where does “ipocritism” come from?
ipocritism (Romanian) comes from Romanian ipocrit, 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.
ipocritism (Romanian): hypocrisy
Definitions
- hypocrisy
Ancestry of “ipocritism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ipocrit | hypocritical, false; hypocrite |
| 2 | French | hypocrite | hypocritical; hypocrite |
| 3 | Latin | hypocrita | mimic; hypocrite |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκριτής | one who answers: interpreter, expounder; stage... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκρίνομαι | to answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |