English
pseudorevolution
From pseudo- + revolution.
Formed from pseudo- + revolution
Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to roll’
…
Latin revolvō ‘roll back’
Late Latin revolūtiō ‘the act of revolving’
Old French revolucion ‘passage’
Middle English revolucion
English revolution
Today it means
noun A political event resembling, but not actually, a revolution.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / pseudorevolution