Where does “pseudophotosphere” come from?

pseudophotosphere (English) comes from English photosphere, from English sphere, from Middle English spere, from Old French sphere, from Latin sphēra, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

pseudophotosphere (English): The equivalent of a photosphere in radiation...

Definitions

  1. The equivalent of a photosphere in radiation...

Ancestry of “pseudophotosphere”, step by step

pseudophotosphere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English photosphere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotosphereA visible surface layer of a star, and especially...
2EnglishsphereA regular three-dimensional object in which every...
3Middle EnglishspereA spear or lance; The Lance of Longinus; A barb...
4Old Frenchspheresphere shape
5Latinsphēra
6Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
7Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via English pseudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudoAn intellectually pretentious person; a...
2Englishpseudo-False, not genuine, fake
3Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
4Ancient Greekψεύδωto lie, deceive; to lie for one's own benefit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ειδήςEvery word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα