English Explanatory Dictionary

etymological hybrid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word derived from etyma in two or more source languages; especially a word combining both Latin and Ancient Greek elements, such as quadrilogy, oscilloscope, or automobile.

Word forms

etymological hybrid etymological hybrids

Synonyms

heteroradical hybrid derivative macaronic hybrid
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