Etymograph

English

pseudopuberty

From pseudo- + puberty.

A compound of pseudo- + puberty

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Latin pūbēs

Latin pūbertās ‘the age of maturity, manhood’

Old French puberté

Middle English puberte

English puberty

Today it means

noun secondary sexual development induced by sex steroids from abnormal sources

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudopuberty”. 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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