Comment Comment by The_Colonel "defenestrace" is a Czech word, "defenestration" is an English word, but they can both trace their origin to the latin "defenestratio".> The prefix de- is not used only in loanwords, you can construct new words with it just fine.Listing some examples would strengthen your argument immensely.> It doesn't sound right in your example but that doesn't mean it's nonsense.To my native ear, it sounds nonsensical. I wouldn't be able to guess what it is supposed to mean. parent The_Colonel 4 years ago
> The prefix de- is not used only in loanwords, you can construct new words with it just fine.
Listing some examples would strengthen your argument immensely.
> It doesn't sound right in your example but that doesn't mean it's nonsense.
To my native ear, it sounds nonsensical. I wouldn't be able to guess what it is supposed to mean.