Etymology

pseudo-Russian

Today it means: Synonym of faux Cyrillic. Full definition →

English Russian ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. EnglishRussian
  6. English todaypseudo-Russian

From pseudo- + Russian.

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