loanblend
/ˈloʊnblɛnd/
noun
- A word formed by combining elements from two different languages, where one part is borrowed and the other is native.
- Some loanblends, like 'automobile', mix Latin and Greek roots.
- Linguists study loanblends to see how languages mix over time.
- The word 'chocoholic' is a loanblend from Greek and English.
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