Etymology

pseudoetymological

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

English etymological ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English ethymologie
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*set-?
  6. Ancient Greekἐτεός (eteós)der.?
  7. Ancient Greekἔτυμος (étumos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Ancient Greekἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos)
  13. Ancient Greekἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)
  14. Latinetymologia
  15. Old Frenchethimologie
  16. Middle Englishethymologie
  17. Englishetymology
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishetymological
  21. English todaypseudoetymological

From pseudo- + etymological.

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