Collateral adjective
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Collateral adjective refers to an adjective with the same meaning as a noun but derived from a different root. For example, "lunar" serves as an adjective to describe attributes of the Moon; moon comes from the Old English mōna and lunar from the Latin luna.
[edit] External links
- A Nocturnal View of the Lunar Landscape, Verbatim: The Language Quarterly