pseudo-loan

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ loan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pseudo-loan (plural pseudo-loans)

1. A term which appears to be (and may be thought of by speakers as) a loanword from another language, even being formed from elements found in that language, but which does not exist as a word in that language with the same meaning.

   Synonyms: pseudo-borrowing, false loan, false borrowing

Alternative forms

• pseudoloan

Hyponyms

• pseudo-anglicism
• pseudo-Latinism

See also

• allogenism