Etymograph

English

pseudosensitive

From pseudo- + sensitive.

Formed from pseudo- + sensitive

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to feel’

Proto-Italic *sentiō ‘to feel’

Latin sentiō ‘to feel’

Medieval Latin sensitivus

Middle French sensitif

English sensitive

Today it means

adj appealing to a superficial or exaggerated need for tact

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudosensitive”. 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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