paronym
noun
- word with the same root and a related meaning
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹənɪm/ / [ˈpʰæɹənɪm] / /ˈpɛɹənɪm/
noun
Etymology: Coined around 1846 from Ancient Greek παρώνυμος (parṓnumos, “derivative”), equivalent to para- + -onym.
- A word derived from the same root or stem as another word; classes include cognates and naturalizations of foreign words.
- A near-homophone, a word that sounds like another word (some example pairs are cognate).