English

pseudolinear

From pseudo- + linear.

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Proto-Italic *līnom

Latin līnum ‘flax’

Latin līneus ‘flaxen’

Latin līnea ‘line’

Latin līneāris ‘line-’

Today it means

adj Both pseudoconvex and pseudoconcave.

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

Etymograph / pseudolinear