Etymograph

English

pseudovariable

From pseudo- + variable.

Formed from pseudo- + variable

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Latin varius ‘different, various’

Latin variare ‘to change’

Old French variable

English variable

Today it means

noun A named value that acts like a variable but is not a true variable.

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Etymograph / pseudovariable