Word: backronym
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: backro
nym
Definition: A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
Affix: acro-
Language: en
Meaning: high; beginning
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄκρος
Language: grc
Decoded: akros
Meaning: highest, at the extremity
Affix: -onym
Language: en
Meaning: name
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄνυμα
Language: grc
Decoded: onuma
Meaning: name