Etymograph

English

pseudohypha

From pseudo- + hypha.

Formed from pseudo- + hypha

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- ‘to weave, braid’

Ancient Greek ὑφή ‘web’

New Latin hypha

English hypha

Today it means

noun A chain of blastoconidia

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudohypha”. 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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