pseudonimo

See also: pseudónimo, pseudônimo, and pseŭdonimo

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto pseŭdonimo, from English pseudonym, French pseudonyme, German Pseudonym, Italian pseudonimo, Russian псевдони́м (psevdoním), Spanish pseudónimo, Portuguese pseudônimo, ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pseu̯doˈnimo/

Noun

pseudonimo (plural pseudonimi)

1. pseudonym, alias

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /psewˈdɔ.ni.mo/
• Rhymes: -ɔnimo
• Hyphenation: pseu‧dò‧ni‧mo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥

Proto-Hellenic *ónomə

Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă)

Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos)bor.

Latin pseudōnymuslbor.

Italian pseudonimo

Learned borrowing from Latin pseudōnymus (adjective), from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos, adjective). By surface analysis, pseudo- +‎ -onimo (“-onymous”, adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

pseudonimo (feminine pseudonima, masculine plural pseudonimi, feminine plural pseudonime)

1. pseudonymous

Derived terms

• pseudonimamente
• pseudonimia
• pseudonimizzare
  • pseudonimizzazione

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Pre-Greekder.?

Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)

Ancient Greek ψευδο- (pseudo-)der.

Italian pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥

Proto-Hellenic *ónomə

Ancient Greek ὄνομᾰ (ónomă)

Ancient Greek ὄνυμα (ónuma)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -ώνυμος (-ṓnumos)der.

Ancient Greek -ώνυμον (-ṓnumon)bor.

New Latin -ōnymumlbor.

Italian -onimo

Italian pseudonimo

From pseudo- +‎ -onimo (“-onym”, noun-forming suffix).

Compare Contemporary Latin pseudōnymum.

Noun

pseudonimo m (plural pseudonimi)

1. pseudonym (a fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars)
2. pen name
3. stage name