English
pseudo-
Pseudo- comes from Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’, and goes back to ψεύδω ‘to lie’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEψεύδω‘to lie’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEψευδήςpseudḗs‘false, lying’
- Englishtodaypseudo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEψεύδω‘to lie’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEψευδήςpseudḗs‘false, lying’
- Englishtodaypseudo-
Every English word from Ancient Greek ψεύδω
Today it means
prefix False; not genuine; fake.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ψεύδω / pseudo-