Tmesis
/t(ə)ˈmiːsɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Late Latin tmēsis, from Ancient Greek τμῆσις (tmêsis, “a cutting”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). First attested in 1586.