Calqued

/kælkt/ adjective

Definition

Created or formed through calquing; translated literally from another language's component parts.

Etymology

Past participle of 'calque,' used as an adjective to describe words or phrases that have been formed through the calquing process.

Kelly Says

Many words we think of as totally English are actually calqued—'homework' might be calqued from German 'Hausaufgabe,' and we don't even realize we're using translated words.

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