English

pseudodot

From pseudo- + dot.

Formed from pseudo- + dot

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Proto-Germanic *duttaz ‘wisp’

Proto-West Germanic *dott

Old English dott ‘a dot, point’

Middle English *dot

English dot

Today it means

noun A pseudoharmonic quantum dot

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / pseudodot