Etymograph

English

pseudopotential

From pseudo- + potential.

A compound of pseudo- + potential

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Latin potens ‘powerful’

Latin potentia ‘power’

Late Latin potentialis ‘force’

English potential

Today it means

noun A simplified approximation of the effective potential of electrons in a complex system such as a crystal lattice

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