loanshift

[lohn-shift] /ˈloʊnˌʃɪft/

Word Origin

noun, Linguistics

change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.

a word created by loanshift.

Origin of loanshift

1945-1950

1945-50; loan¹ + shift

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