etymological hybrid

English

Noun

etymological hybrid (plural etymological hybrids)

1. A word derived from etyma in two or more source languages; especially a word combining both Latin and Ancient Greek elements, such as quadrilogy, oscilloscope, or automobile.

Synonyms

• heteroradical, hybrid derivative

Hypernyms

• macaronic

References

• “etymological hybrid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.