pseudo-

prefix
/ˈsjuː.doʊ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

  1. derived from ψευδής
  2. inherited from pseudo-

Definitions

  1. False

    False; not genuine; fake.

  2. Quasi-

    Quasi-; almost.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseudo-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA