paronym
/ˈpærənɪm/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。
1.1
- a word formed by adaptation of a foreign word(来自另一语言的)形似词:
'preface' is a paronym of Latin 'prefatio'.
preface是拉丁语prefatio的形似词。与 HETERONYM相对。
派生词
paronymic
adjectiveparonymous
adjectiveparonymy
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from Greek parōnumon, neuter (used as a noun) of parōnumos 'naming by modification', from para- 'beside' + onuma 'a name'.