Etymology

pseudoproper

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Today it means: Describing any system that has some proper characteristics. Full definition →

English proper ← Middle English propre ← Anglo-Norman propre
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  9. Proto-Italic*pro-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*priHós
  12. Proto-Italic*prijos
  13. Proto-Italic*proprijos
  14. Latinpropriu
  15. Anglo-Normanpropre
  16. Middle Englishpropre
  17. Englishproper
  18. English todaypseudoproper

From pseudo- + proper.

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