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Wow, super interesting. Apparently that is called "back-formation", and applies to other words like "caper", "pea", and "burgle" (from "burglar"). [1] 1: https
by gnicholas 4y ago
Wow, super interesting. Apparently that is called "back-formation", and applies to other words like "caper", "pea", and "burgle" (from "burglar"). [1]
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-formation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-formation