Etymograph

English

pseudonymity

From pseudonym + -ity.

A compound of pseudonym + -ity

Hittite Hittite form ‘to sue, judge’

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Ancient Greek ὄνομα ‘name’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false’

Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος ‘under a false name, falsely called’

French pseudonyme ‘pseudonymous’

English pseudonym

Today it means

noun The state of being pseudonymous, of hiding one's true identity behind a pseudonym.

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

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