paronym

paronym
[ˈparənɪm]
noun
  1. (Linguistics)a word which is a derivative of another and has a related meaning
    (语言学)同源词
    ‘wisdom’ is a paronym of ‘wise’.
    wisdom 是wise 的同源词。
    ■a word formed by adaptation of a foreign word
    (来自另一语言的)形似词。 与 heteronym相对
    ‘preface’ is a paronym of Latin ‘prefatio’.
    preface 是拉丁语prefatio 的形似词。
派生
paronymic
adjective
paronymous
adjective
paronymy
noun
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from Greek parōnumon, neuter (used as a noun) of parōnumos 'naming by modification', from para- 'beside' + onuma 'a name'
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