Etymology

pseudoanatomical

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

English anatomical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin anatomicus
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  11. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  13. Latinanatomia
  14. Frenchanatomie
  15. Frenchanatomique
  16. Latinanatomicus
  17. Englishanatomic
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishanatomical
  21. English todaypseudoanatomical

From pseudo- + anatomical.

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