A Word (linguistics) that has one part derived from one language and another part derived from a different language is etymology a hybrid word. The most common form of hybrid word in English is one which etymologically has both Latin and Greek parts. Since many prefixes and suffixes in English have Latin or Greek etymology, it is straightforward to tack a prefix or a suffix from one language onto an English word that comes from a different language, thus creating a hybrid word. This mixing of etymology is considered by some to be bad form, but others consider that, since both (or all) parts have entered the English lexicon, it is a simple conflation of two (or more) English words to make a new English word that connotes some thing that these parts clearly indicate, regardless of the history of its parts, and so is well constituted. Although the prevailing thought is that such word construction is ill-formed, there are hybrid words in common English usage. Some examples of hybrid words are listed below: *Homosexual - from the Greek prefix ''homo'' meaning "same" and the Latin root ''sex'' meaning sex *Hyperactivity - from the Greek ''huper'' meaning "over" and the Latin ''activus'' *Kilometre - from the Greek ''khilioi'', "thousand", and the Latin ''metrum'', "measure" (but ''metrum'' comes the Greek ''metron'') *Monolingual - from the Greek ''mono'' meaning "one" and the Latin ''lingua'' meaning "tongue" *Mormon - It was alleged by Joseph Smith that Mormon comes from the English "more" and the Reformed Egyptian ''mon'' meaning "good". *Neonate - from the Greek ''neo'', "new", and the Latin ''natus'', "birth" *Polyamory - from the Greek ''poly'' meaning "many" and the Latin ''amory'' meaning "love" *Sociology - from the Latin ''socius'', "comrade", and the Greek ''logos'' meaning "word", "reason", "discourse" *Television - from the Greek ''tele'' meaning "far" and the Latin ''video'' meaning "to see" Types of words
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A Word (linguistics) that has one part derived from one language and another part derived from a different language is etymology a hybrid word. The most common form of hybrid word in English is one which etymologically has both Latin and Greek parts. Since many prefixes and suffixes in English have Latin or Greek etymology, it is straightforward to tack a prefix or a suffix from one language onto an English word that comes from a different language, thus creating a hybrid word. This mixing of etymology is considered by some to be bad form, but others consider that, since both (or all) parts have entered the English lexicon, it is a simple conflation of two (or more) English words to make a new English word that connotes some thing that these parts clearly indicate, regardless of the history of its parts, and so is well constituted. Although the prevailing thought is that such word construction is ill-formed, there are hybrid words in common English usage. Some examples of hybrid words are listed below: *Homosexual - from the Greek prefix ''homo'' meaning "same" and the Latin root ''sex'' meaning sex *Hyperactivity - from the Greek ''huper'' meaning "over" and the Latin ''activus'' *Kilometre - from the Greek ''khilioi'', "thousand", and the Latin ''metrum'', "measure" (but ''metrum'' comes the Greek ''metron'') *Monolingual - from the Greek ''mono'' meaning "one" and the Latin ''lingua'' meaning "tongue" *Mormon - It was alleged by Joseph Smith that Mormon comes from the English "more" and the Reformed Egyptian ''mon'' meaning "good". *Neonate - from the Greek ''neo'', "new", and the Latin ''natus'', "birth" *Polyamory - from the Greek ''poly'' meaning "many" and the Latin ''amory'' meaning "love" *Sociology - from the Latin ''socius'', "comrade", and the Greek ''logos'' meaning "word", "reason", "discourse" *Television - from the Greek ''tele'' meaning "far" and the Latin ''video'' meaning "to see" Types of words
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