Where does “pseud” come from?

Pseud comes from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs), meaning false or lying.

pseud (English): An intellectually pretentious person; a poseur;...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	pseudointellectual	A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or...
2	English	intellectual	Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect;...
3	Old French	intellectuel	—
4	Latin	intellectualis	intellectual
5	Latin	intellēctus	—
6	Latin	intellegō	—
7	Latin	legō	—
8	Latin	lēx	—
9	Proto-Italic	lēg-	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-s	—
11	Proto-Indo-European	leǵ-	to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...