Where does “ipokrita” come from?
ipokrita (Tagalog) comes from Spanish hipócrita, from Ecclesiastical 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.
ipokrita (Tagalog): hypocrite
Definitions
- hypocrite
Ancestry of “ipokrita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hipócrita | hypocritical; hypocrite |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical 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- | — |