Etymograph

English

pseudoinformation

From pseudo- + information.

Formed from pseudo- + information

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Latin fōrma

…

Latin īnfōrmō ‘to form, give shape to’

Latin īnfōrmātiō ‘formation, conception; education’

Anglo-Norman informacioun

Middle English enformacioun

English information

Today it means

noun Synonym of misinformation.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudoinformation”. 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 / pseudoinformation