Where does “pseudoheader” come from?

pseudoheader (English) comes from English header, from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

pseudoheader (English): A simplified header used in the TCP and UDP protocols in order to calculate a checksum

Definitions

  1. A simplified header used in the TCP and UDP protocols in order to calculate a checksum

Ancestry of “pseudoheader”, step by step

pseudoheader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English header

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheaderThe upper portion of a page layout; Text, or...
2EnglishheadThe part of the body of an animal or human which...
3English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
4Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
5Old English-iġ-y, -ic
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

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 -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ