English

pseudoqueen

From pseudo- + queen.

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Proto-Indo-European *gʷénh₂s ‘woman’

Proto-Germanic *kwēniz ‘wife’

Proto-West Germanic *kwāni ‘woman’

Old English cwēn

Middle English quene ‘a queen’

English queen

Today it means

noun A bee that temporarily takes over the role of a lost or dead queen

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

Etymograph / pseudoqueen