parasynthesis
nounEtymology Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρασύνθεσις (parasúnthesis).
1
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed.
2
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The formation of words in which the prefixing and the suffixing are involved simultaneously, as in multifaceted.
- Derived terms
- parasynthetic