Calque

A calque is a word borrowed by translating it piece by piece, so the parts move to a new language and the sound stays behind. Hover or tab through a block to see where each piece went.

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Proof
SOURCEthe original compound calque ← Xtranslated from X same patternbuilt the same way, direction not established Grey blocks are grammar pieces with no counterpart.