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A "calque" is a word that's been brought from one language into another by translating the individual parts. A "loanword" is a word that's been brought over by
by madcaptenor 1y ago
A "calque" is a word that's been brought from one language into another by translating the individual parts. A "loanword" is a word that's been brought over by just taking the word with little modification.
For example, "calque" is a loanword, while "loanword" (from German "Lehnwort") is a calque.