Where does “pseudojournalism” come from?

pseudojournalism (English) comes from English journalism, from French journalisme, from French journaliste, from French journal, from Old French journal, from Latin diurnālis, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs — to be bright; sky, heaven.

pseudojournalism (English): That which resembles, but is not in fact, journalism

Definitions

  1. That which resembles, but is not in fact, journalism

Ancestry of “pseudojournalism”, step by step

pseudojournalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English journalism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjournalismThe activity or profession of being a journalist;...
2Frenchjournalismejournalism
3Frenchjournalistea journalist; an anchorman or anchorwoman; a...
4FrenchjournalThat is relative to each day; journal; diary,...
5Old Frenchjournaldaily
6Latindiurnālisdiurnal of the day; that takes place during the day
7Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
8LatindiēsA day, particularly
9Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
10Proto-Italic*djous
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
12Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
13Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

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 dyew-