Etymology

pseudo-colloquial

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

English colloquial ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English colloquies
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Italic*kom
  8. Proto-Italic*kom-
  9. Latincon-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tlokʷetor
  12. Proto-Italic*tlokʷōr
  13. Latinloquor
  14. Latincolloquor
  15. Latincolloquium
  16. Middle Englishcolloquies
  17. Englishcolloquy
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishcolloquial
  21. English todaypseudo-colloquial

From pseudo- + colloquial.

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