Etymology

pseudoconcept

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Today it means: A set of things (e.g. blue things, round things) conceptualized by a child who is learning language, approximating a general concept of something. Full definition →

English concept ← Middle French concept ← Latin conceptus
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Latinconceptus
  6. Middle Frenchconcept
  7. Englishconcept
  8. English todaypseudoconcept

From pseudo- + concept, introduced by Lev Vygotsky.

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