Etymology

pseudoemotional

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Today it means: Apparently, but not actually, emotional. Full definition →

English emotional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French emotion
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  7. Proto-Italic*eks
  8. Latinex
  9. Latinex-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  12. Proto-Italic*moweō
  13. Latinmoveō
  14. Latinēmoveō
  15. Vulgar Latin*exmovēre
  16. Old Frenchesmovoir
  17. Middle Frenchesmouvoir
  18. Middle Frenchemotion
  19. Englishemotion
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Englishemotional
  23. English todaypseudoemotional

From pseudo- + emotional.

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