Meaning Of The Word Folk etymology
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Folk etymology Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Folk etymology?
folk etymology in American English
unscientific etymology; popular but incorrect notion of the origin and derivation of a word: folk etymology may bring about change, as in the case of “ cole slaw” becoming “ cold slaw” noun: a modification of a linguistic form according either to a falsely assumed etymology, as Welsh rarebit from Welsh rabbit, or to a historically irrelevant analogy, as bridegroom from bridegome |
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