Where does “pseudodata” come from?

pseudodata (English) comes from English data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

pseudodata (English): data that is artificially generated in order to...

Definitions

  1. data that is artificially generated in order to...

Ancestry of “pseudodata”, step by step

pseudodata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English data

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdataplural of datum; Information, especially in a...
2Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
3Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
4Latindāre
5Proto-Italicdidōgive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via English pseudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudoAn intellectually pretentious person; a...
2Englishpseudo-False, not genuine, fake
3Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-