Etymograph

English

pseudojournal

From pseudo- + journal.

Formed from pseudo- + journal

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Latin diūs

…

Latin diurnālis ‘diurnal’

Old French jornel ‘day’

Anglo-Norman jurnal ‘daily’

Middle English journal

English journal

Today it means

noun An ingenuine journal, especially a pseudoscientific journal.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudojournal”. 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 / pseudojournal