yanlış kökenleme

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Definition of yanlış kökenleme in Turkish English dictionary

(Dilbilim) folk etymology

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

a popular but erroneous etymology

Hyphenation

yan·lış kö·ken·le·me