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Back-formation

back-for·ma·tion

noun (linguistic)

a word that is formed from an already existing word from which it appears to be a derivative, often by removal of a suffix (e.g., laze from lazy and edit from editor ).

""lase" and "tase" are back-formations from "laser" and "Taser""

the process by which back-formations are formed.

"by the process of back-formation, the word "gruntled" was reintroduced in 1938"

In linguistics, back-formation is the process of forming a new word (a neologism) by removing actual or supposed affixes from another word. Put simply, a back-formation is a shortened word (such as edit) created from a longer word (editor).


Types of Back-Formation

  • televis ion (noun): to televise. As you can see, 'to televise' means to broadcast something on TV.
  • project ion (noun): to project. ...
  • emot ion (noun): to emote. ...
  • translat ion (noun): to translate.
  • revis ion (noun): to revise.
  • swindl er (noun): to swindle.
  • sculpt or (noun): to sculpt.
  • edit or (noun): to edit.


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Read more: Back-Formation and Conversion in The English Grammar | LanGeek


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