Where does “pseudofiction” come from?

pseudofiction (English) comes from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pseudofiction (English): Writing that resembles fiction but lacks key...

Definitions

  1. Writing that resembles fiction but lacks key...

Ancestry of “pseudofiction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfictionLiterary type using invented or imaginative...
2Middle EnglishficciounAn invention or fabrication
3Old Frenchficciondissimulation, ruse, invention
4Latinfictiofashioning, forming, formation; fiction
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-