back formation

back formation

noun Linguistics.
1.
the analogical creation of one word from another word that appears to be a derived or inflected form of the first by dropping the apparent affix or by modification.
2.
a word so formed, as typewrite from typewriter.

Origin:
1885–90
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Back formation is always a great word to know.
So is semantic field. Does it mean:
conforming to the rules of a language
an area of human experience or perception that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary
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back formation
 
n
1.  the invention of a new word on the assumption that a familiar word is derived from it. The verbs edit and burgle were so created from editor and burglar
2.  a word formed by this process

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