Глава XXXV. О паронимах

There are objects that occupy a middle position between homonyms and synonyms and, both by name and by definition, partly coincide and partly differ. They are called paronyms, i.e. derived: this is how grammar is derived from grammar. Grammar and grammar have a common name, but differ in the ending of the name, i.e. the last syllable. In the same way, from the side of definition, they both coincide and differ: grammar is knowledge, and the grammarian is the being to whom this knowledge belongs. So, paronyms are objects that receive their name from another name, differing from it in their ending, i.e. the end of the name. It should be noted that grammar, music, justice are not paronyms, but musician, grammarian, fair will be paronyms; for the grammarian is made from grammar, the musician from music, the just from justice. It should also be noted that paronyms embrace those objects from which they received their name: so grammar is inherent in grammar, and fairness is inherent in justice. The same objects that received their name by origin from a specific object - never, because a medical instrument does not embrace medicine. You might be interested in: