proportional analogy

English

Noun

proportional analogy (plural proportional analogies)

1. analogy between four things, in which A is to B as C is to D, or A : B = C : D.
2. (linguistics) formation of a new word based on morphological parallelism of three existing words, rather than direct derivation. Examples:

drive drove dive dove

chemistry chemist organic chemistry organic chemist

flower florist artificial flower artificial florist

Synonyms

• four-part analogy

Related terms

• back-formation
• leveling

Translations

Translations

• French: analogie proportionnelle (fr) f, analogie à quatre termes f