tmesis
The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t(ə)ˈmiːsɪs/
Etymology
From Late Latin tmēsis, from Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). First attested in 1586.
τμήσις
tmesis
tmèse
tmesi
tmesis εγκατάλειψη
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