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pseudoetymological

pseudoetymological adjective: apparently, but not actually, etymological.

Adjective

pseudoetymological (comparative more pseudoetymological, superlative most pseudoetymological)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, etymological.

Forms of pseudoetymological

comparativemore pseudoetymological
superlativemost pseudoetymological

Origin of pseudoetymological

From pseudo- + etymological.

Questions about pseudoetymological

What does pseudoetymological mean?
Pseudoetymological means apparently, but not actually, etymological.
What part of speech is pseudoetymological?
Pseudoetymological is an adjective.

Words near pseudoetymological in the dictionary

  1. pseudoerythrin
  2. pseudoerythrocytosis
  3. pseudoesotropia
  4. pseudoestrus
  5. pseudoethical
  6. pseudoetymological
  7. pseudoetymology
  8. pseudoevangelical
  9. pseudoevent
  10. pseudoevents
  11. pseudoevidence

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