Etymograph

English

pseudocommunity

From pseudo- + community.

Formed from pseudo- + community

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to change’

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Latin commūnis ‘common’

Latin commūnitās ‘community; public spirit’

Old French communité

Middle English communite

English community

Today it means

noun A group of people who appear to be a community but between whom there is no genuine commonality or depth of interaction.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudocommunity”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / pseudocommunity