folk etymologies

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Definition von folk etymologies im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

folk etymology
halk etimolojisi
folk etymology
halk kökenbilimi
folk etymology
(Dilbilim) benzetim kökenlemesi
folk etymology
(Dilbilim) yanlış kökenleme
Englisch - Englisch
plural form of folk etymology
folk etymology
A modification of a word resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology, as with island, belfry, and hangnail
folk etymology
Such a misunderstanding; a false etymology that incorrectly explains the origin of a word
folk etymology
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
folk etymology
a popular but erroneous etymology