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The adjective ψευδώνυμος “falsely called” is good classical Greek, so one would expect the corresponding noun to be *ψευδώνυμα*ψευδώνυμον (neuter) “a false name”, and as such borrowable into Latin.

The Oxford English Dictionary traces “the Latinate form” pseudonymus to the 17th century.

The adjective ψευδώνυμος “falsely called” is good classical Greek, so one would expect the corresponding noun to be *ψευδώνυμα (neuter) “a false name”, and as such borrowable into Latin.

The Oxford English Dictionary traces “the Latinate form” pseudonymus to the 17th century.

The adjective ψευδώνυμος “falsely called” is good classical Greek, so one would expect the corresponding noun to be *ψευδώνυμον (neuter) “a false name”, and as such borrowable into Latin.

The Oxford English Dictionary traces “the Latinate form” pseudonymus to the 17th century.

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The adjective ψευδώνυμος “falsely called” is good classical Greek, so one would expect the corresponding noun to be *ψευδώνυμα (neuter) “a false name”, and as such borrowable into Latin.

The Oxford English Dictionary traces “the Latinate form” pseudonymus to the 17th century.