English

pseudoverb

From pseudo- + verb.

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- ‘to speak, say’

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Proto-Italic *werðom ‘word’

Latin verbum ‘word, verb’

Old French verbe

Middle English verbe

English verb

Today it means

noun A noun or other part of speech that functions as a verb

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

Etymograph / pseudoverb