English

pseudogel

From pseudo- + gel.

Formed from pseudo- + gel

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘cold’

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Italian gelare ‘to freeze, to chill, to frost’

Italian gelatina ‘gelatin’

French gélatine

English gelatin

English gel

Today it means

noun A material that has some characteristics of a gel

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

Etymograph / pseudogel