paronymous

形似词的(如英文 canal来自拉丁文中的 cannalis)

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having the same root or derivation; conjugate.

    语言学
  2. 2.

    Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning.

    语言学

    Ethology, ethnology, etiology, etymology, and entomology are paronymous.

词源

From paronym + -ous.

来源：wiktionary