English

pseudostem

From pseudo- + stem.

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand, stay’

Proto-Germanic *stamniz ‘stem, tree stalk’

Proto-West Germanic *stamni

Old English stemn

Middle English stem

English stem

Today it means

noun A false stem made of the rolled bases of leaves.

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

Etymograph / pseudostem