Etymology
71popular etymology — n. FOLK ETYMOLOGY * * * …
72popular etymology — noun Same as folk etymology. <!Do not add synonyms, translations, etc put these at folk etymology instead …
73false etymology — noun An incorrect explanation of the origin of a word See Also: fake etymology, folk etymology …
74folk etymology — noun a) A modification of a word resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology, as with island, belfry, and hangnail. b) Such a misunderstanding; a false etymology that incorrectly explains the origin of a word. See Also: folk etymologize …
75folk etymology — folk′ etymol ogy n. 1) ling. 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[/ex] 2) ling. a popular… …
76entomology / etymology — Entomology refers to the study of insects: Donald couldn t be afraid of bugs if he wanted to get a degree in entomology. Etymology is the study of the history of words and where they come from: The etymology of mortify goes back to Latin… …
77entomology / etymology — Entomology refers to the study of insects: Donald couldn t be afraid of bugs if he wanted to get a degree in entomology. Etymology is the study of the history of words and where they come from: The etymology of mortify goes back to Latin… …
78popular etymology — n. FOLK ETYMOLOGY …
79German family name etymology — German family names were introduced during the late Middle Ages in the German language area. Usually, such family names are derived from nicknames. In etymology, they are generally classified into four groups, based on the origin of a nickname:… …
80Esperanto etymology — Esperanto vocabulary and grammatical forms derive primarily from the Romance languages, with lesser contributions from Germanic. The language occupies a middle ground between naturalistic constructed languages such as Interlingua, which borrow… …
