Etymograph

English

pseudoelement

From pseudo- + element.

Formed from pseudo- + element

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Latin elementum ‘a first principle’

Old French element

Middle English element

English element

Today it means

noun An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.

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Etymograph / pseudoelement