> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of
caeruleancentaur
> > <Liase> is quite interesting, since <-on> isn't (AFAIK) a
> > derivational affix in English, such that it could be removed
from
> > the word, the way that <-ance> is. I guess that's similar to
> > <-aholic> from <alcoholic>. I am trying to think of other
examples
> > of that same thing happening, but they aren't coming to me.
>
> These come to my mind:
> hamburger > cheeseburger (named after the German city
Cheeseburg)
> execute > electrocute
Or "-gate" (< Watergate) for scandals like "Billygate" or
"Contragate".