English words that were formed from another word by removing part of it, but without changing the part of speech.

• Category:English aphetic forms: English words that underwent aphesis, meaning their origin involved a loss or omission of a sound or syllable from their beginning.
• Category:English apocopic forms: English words that underwent apocope, thus their origin involved a loss or omission of a sound or syllable(s) from their end.
• Category:English syncopic forms: English words that underwent syncope, thus their origin involved a loss or omission of a sound or syllable from their interior.