Etymology

pseudorunic

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

English runic ← Old Norse rún ← Proto-Norse ᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Celtic*rūnābor.?
  6. Proto-Germanic*rūnō
  7. Proto-Germanic*rūnǭ
  8. Proto-Norseᚱᚢᚾᛟ (runo)
  9. Old Norserún
  10. Englishrune
  11. Englishrunic
  12. English todaypseudorunic

From pseudo- + runic.

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