paronym
par·o·nym
paronym · paronyms
когнат, родственное слово, пароним
Paronym
A word derived from the same root or stem as another wordA word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
/ˈpæɹənɪm/
Meaning
2 sensesA word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
Paronym
когна́тkognát, родственное сло́воrodstvennoje slóvo, паронимparonim
(rare)A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word (some example pairs are cognate).
Paronym, Homöophon
паро́нимparónim
a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
word derived from the same root/stem:
word that sounds like another word:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
word derived from the same root/stem:
word that sounds like another word:
Origin
Coined around 1846 from Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”), equivalent to pCoined around 1846 from Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”), equivalent to para- + -onym.
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