Etymograph

English

pseudoliberal

From pseudo- + liberal.

Formed from pseudo- + liberal

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- ‘to grow’

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Old Latin loeber

Latin līber ‘free’

Latin līberālis ‘befitting a freeman’

Old French liberal ‘appropriate for a free person’

English liberal

Today it means

adj Apparently, but not actually, liberal.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudoliberal”. 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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