Porsegún

Porsegún is a neologism that appears in discussions of Spanish morphology and semantics as a hypothetical, single lexical unit formed by fusing the prepositions por and según. It is not recognized by standard dictionaries and has no official status in Spanish orthography. The coinage tends to show up in linguistic blogs, forums, and memes used to illustrate how compounds and blends might arise across grammatical categories.

Etymology: The term combines por (through, by) and según (according to). The fusion is intended to explore the boundaries of prepositional semantics and word formation; some writers present porsegún as a thought experiment rather than a proposed addition to the lexicon.

Usage: In theoretical writing, porsegún is discussed as an example of cross-categorial concatenation. In informal contexts, users sometimes employ porsegún humorously to express that something is determined by a set of rules or sources, though the phrase would normally be rendered as “según las reglas” or “por las reglas.” Example (illustrative only): “La decisión se tomó porsegún las reglas.”

Impact and reception: Scholars view it as a pedagogical or experimental tool rather than a lexical entry; it helps illustrate how prepositional elements interact in theory and how metalinguistic discussions frame word formation. See also: language games, word formation, portmanteau, preposition semantics.