back-formation [noun]

Definition of back-formation:

a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it

Synonyms of back-formation:

● Barbarism

● Expression

● Neology

● Newfangled

● Nonce


Opposite/Antonyms of back-formation:

● Head

● Win

● Stay

● Waxing


Sentence/Example of back-formation:

The phonological disparity might well be due to Sanskritic back-formationfrom a Prakritic form, or simply inconsistent orthography.