English

loan formation

From loan + formation.

Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave’

Proto-Germanic *laihną ‘that which is lent’

Old Norse lán

Middle English lone

English loan

Latin fōrma ‘form’

Latin fōrmō ‘to shape’

Latin fōrmātiō ‘the act of shaping’

Old French formacion

Middle English formacioun

Today it means

noun this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / loan formation