"pseudo-loan" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudo-loan on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudo-loan.wav Forms: pseudo-loans [plural], pseudoloan [alternative]
Etymology: From pseudo- + loan. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pseudo-|loan}} pseudo- + loan Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudo-loan (plural pseudo-loans)
  1. 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 Hyponyms: pseudo-anglicism, pseudo-Latinism Related terms: allogenism

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