back-formation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
back-formation
n.
(Linguistics) word formed from its derivative (e.g.: "greed" from "greedy; "edit" from "editor"); process of forming words in this manner
Back-formation
In
etymology,
back-formation is the process of creating a new
lexeme, usually by removing actual or supposed
affixes. The resulting
neologism is called a
back-formation, a term coined by
James Murray in 1889. (
OED online first definition of 'back formation' is from the definition of
to burgle, which was first published in 1889.)
back-formation
Noun
1. a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
(hypernym) word
back formation
back-formation
back-formation- danh từ
- một từ biểu lộ rõ là gốc của một từ dài hơn, chẳng hạn industrialize từ industrialization
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BACK FORMATION
RETROFORMAZIONE. FORMAZIONE RETROGRADA
BACK-FORMATION
RETROFORMAZIONE. DERIVAZIONE RETROGRADA
