Folk etymology
Folk etymology (or popular etymology) is a linguistic term for a category of false etymology which has grown up in popular lore, as opposed to one which arose in scholarly usage.
External link
- Richard Lederer, Spook Etymology on the Internet
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Instances of word change by folk etymology |
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| ► | Reference |
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