Etymograph

English

pseudofinal

From pseudo- + final, introduced in a paper by Abetti (1960).

Formed from pseudo- + final

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Latin fīnis ‘end’

Latin fīnālis ‘of or relating to the end or to boundaries’

Old French final ‘final’

Middle English final

English final

Today it means

adj Denoting a kind of steady-state voltage distribution.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudofinal”. 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.

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