Etymology

pseudofiction

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Today it means: Writing that resembles fiction but lacks key attributes of fiction; for example, an autobiographical novel Full definition →

English fiction ← Middle English ficcioun ← Old French ficcion
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  7. Proto-Italic*θingō
  8. Proto-Italic*fingō
  9. Latinfingō
  10. Latinfictiō
  11. Old Frenchficcion
  12. Middle Englishficcioun
  13. Englishfiction
  14. English todaypseudofiction

From pseudo- + fiction.

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