parasynthesis

Meaning

Noun

  • The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed.
  • The formation of words in which the prefixing and the suffixing are involved simultaneously, as in multifaceted.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρασύνθεσις.

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