Etymology

pseudoromantic

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Today it means: Spuriously romantic; schmaltzy. Full definition →

English romantic ← Old French romaunt ← Vulgar Latin rōmānicē
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. LatinRōma
  6. LatinRōmānus
  7. Latinrōmānicus
  8. Vulgar Latinrōmānicē
  9. Old Frenchromanz
  10. Old Frenchromaunt
  11. Englishromant
  12. Englishromantic
  13. English todaypseudoromantic

From pseudo- + romantic.

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