Where does “ψεύδο-” come from?

ψεύδο- (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ψευδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ψεύδο- (Greek): pseudo-, false, unauthentic, fake, counterfeit

Definitions

  1. pseudo-, false, unauthentic, fake, counterfeit

Ancestry of “ψεύδο-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “ψεύδο-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Ancient Greek -ής →Every word from Ancient Greek ψευδής →