pseudo-loan
English
Etymology
pseudo- + loan
Noun
pseudo-loan (plural pseudo-loans)
- A term which appears to be (and may be thought of by speakers as) a loanword from another language, even being formed from elements found in that language, but which does not exist as a word in that language with the same meaning.
- Synonyms: pseudo-borrowing, false loan, false borrowing
Alternative forms
- pseudoloan
See also
- allogenism
- Pseudo-anglicism