pseudoanatomical

adjective

Apparently, but not actually, anatomical.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

adjectivepseudoanatomical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableApparently, but not actually, anatomical.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  8. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  11. Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
  12. Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
  13. Latinanatomia
  14. Frenchanatomie
  15. Frenchanatomique
  16. Latinanatomicus
  17. Englishanatomic
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Englishanatomical
  21. Englishpseudoanatomical

From pseudo- + anatomical.

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