تعريف folk etymology في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
A modification of a word resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology, as with island, belfry, and hangnail
Such a misunderstanding; a false etymology that incorrectly explains the origin of a word
Change in the form of a word or phrase resulting from a mistaken assumption about its composition or meaning, as in shamefaced for earlier shamfast, "bound by shame," or cutlet from French côtelette, "little rib