back-formation in French
back-formation in French is dérivation régressive, rétroformation, dérivation inverse.
back-formation in French
dérivation régressive
(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
rétroformation
(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
dérivation inverse
(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
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What is "back-formation" in French?
"back-formation" in French is dérivation régressive, rétroformation, dérivation inverse.
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Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "back-formation": dérivation régressive, rétroformation, dérivation inverse.
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