Etymograph

English

pseudolocality

From pseudo- + locality.

Formed from pseudo- + locality

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Old Latin stlocus

Latin locus ‘place’

Late Latin locālis ‘Belong to a place’

French local

French localité ‘place, locality’

English locality

Today it means

noun The condition of being pseudolocal

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudolocality”. 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 / pseudolocality