tme·sis (tm  s s, m-)n. pl. tme·ses (-s z) Separation of the parts of a compound word by one or more intervening words; for example, where I go ever instead of wherever I go. [Late Latin tm sis, from Greek, a cutting, from temnein, to cut; see tem- in Indo-European roots.] |
tmesis [təˈmiːsɪs ˈmiːsɪs]
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) interpolation of a word or group of words between the parts of a compound word
[via Latin from Greek, literally: a cutting, from temnein to cut]
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