Back-formation

Raoul Julian S. Sarmiento

• Back-formation is a word that is formed from an already existing word
from which it appears to be a derivative, often by removal of a suffix
(e.g., laze from lazy and edit from editor ).

Examples: resurrect from resurrection

destroy from destruction
love from loving

• Inetymology, back-formation is the process or result of creating a new

word via inflection, typically by removing or substituting actual or
supposed affixes from a lexical item, in a way that expands the number
of lexemes associated with the corresponding root word.
1. Surveillance
2. Abduction
3. Scavenger
4. Hazy
5. Absorption
1. Survey – Surveillance
2. Abduct– Abduction
3. Scavenge – Scavenger
4. Haze – Hazy
5. Absorb – Absorption