Etymograph

English

pseudogothic

From pseudo- + Gothic.

Formed from pseudo- + Gothic

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Ancient Greek Γότθοι ‘Goths’

Ancient Greek Γοτθικός

Late Latin gothicus ‘Gothic, barbaric’

English Gothic

Today it means

adj sham-Gothic

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

Etymograph / pseudogothic