Etymograph

English

pseudofructose

From pseudo- + fructose.

Formed from pseudo- + fructose

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- ‘to make use of’

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Proto-Italic *frūgjōr

Proto-Italic *frūjōr ‘to engage in’

Latin fruor ‘to engage (in)’

Latin fructus ‘fruit’

English fructose

Today it means

noun An epimer of fructose that is used by some commercial food and beverage manufacturers as a low-calorie sweetener.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudofructose”. 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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