Eponyms

Eponym is a word that comes from the name of a person associated with it.
Pythagorean theorem Morse code

A geometric equation named for the Greek mathematician Pythagoros

A communication system invented by Samual Morse for use with the telegraph

Blends
Another common word formation process involves telescoping two words together .
Brunch = breakfast + lunch Blog = web + log Motel = motor + hotel Cybord = cybernetic + organism Spork = spoon + fork

Backformation
making a new word by omitting what appears to be a morpheme, usually by removing actual or supposed affixes
Adjective "couth" from "uncouth" Verb "edit" from "editor" Singular "syrinx", plural "syringes" (from Greek): new singular "syringe" formed

Singular "sastruga", plural "sastrugi" (from Russian): new Latin-type singular "sastrugus" has been used sometimes Verbs "euthanase" or "euthanize" from the noun "euthanasia".

Compounding
A compound is formed when two or more words behave as a single word.
I saw a black bird. I saw a blackbird.
Compounds are typically affixed just as any other words, providing evidence that we do store them in our mental lexicons as single words; they can take plural s, possessive s, past tense ed, present participle ing, and so on.