Etymology

parasynthesis

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Today it means: The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παρασύνθεσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπαρασύνθεσις
  2. English todayparasynthesis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρασύνθεσις (parasúnthesis).

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