provection

Meanings

1. The carrying forward of a final consonant to a following word, as in "a nickname" from Middle English "an ekename".
2. Devoicing of a voiced obstruent, either inside a word or as an initial consonant mutation.

Etymology

From Latin prōvectiō (“an advancement”), from prōvect-, past participle stem of prōvehō (“to carry together”), combination of prō- and vehō. By surface analysis, provect + -ion.