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Where does “pseudogovernment” come from?

pseudogovernment (English) comes from English government, from Middle English governement, from Old French governement, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

pseudogovernment (English): An apparent or false government

Definitions

  1. An apparent or false government

Ancestry of “pseudogovernment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgovernmentThe body with the power to make and/or enforce...
2Middle EnglishgovernementThe action of governing; a method of control; A...
3Old Frenchgovernementgovernment
4Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
5Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
6Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
7Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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