# back-form

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A back-formation; a word formed by removing a perceived morpheme from an older word.

## Etymology
A back-formation from back-formation. By surface analysis, back- + form.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/back-form