Etymology

pseudo-

pseu·do-

Today it means: False; not genuine; fake. Full definition →

Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. English todaypseudo-

From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekψευδής all →

pseudodox

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