Etymology

pseudostate

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Today it means: A geopolitical entity which has some of the trappings of an independently-governed country or territory, but which lacks real independence and is not recognized as a self-governing political entity by the international community of nations. Full definition →

English state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  7. Proto-Italic*status
  8. Latinstatu
  9. Old Frenchestat
  10. Middle Englishstat
  11. Englishstate
  12. English todaypseudostate

From pseudo- + state.

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