Meaning Of The Word Loanshift

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loanshift in British English
a word borrowed from another language in which native morphemes have replaced some of the original ones in the borrowed word (Ex.: smearcase < Ger schmierkäse)
noun: a meaning change in a word caused by the influence of another language
noun: 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

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