English

pseudometallic

From pseudo- + metallic.

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Ancient Greek μέταλλον ‘metal’

Latin metallum ‘metal’

Latin metallicus ‘yielding or abounding in metal’

Today it means

adj Falsely or imperfectly metallic in lustre.

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Etymograph / pseudometallic