Vi fant 3 definisjoner av back-formation på engelsk.
Annonsering
WordNet
Noun
back-formation -
a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
= synonym
= antonym
= relatert ord
Wiktionary
Substantiv
back-formation -
The process by which a new word is formed by removing a morpheme real or perceived of an older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar perceived as a suffix forming an agent noun from burglar.
