Etymology
91folk etymology — noun Date: 1882 the transformation of words so as to give them an apparent relationship to other better known or better understood words (as in the change of Spanish cucaracha to English cockroach) …
92German placename etymology — Placenames in the German language area can be classified by the language from which they originate, and by their age. German names from prehistoric and medieval times Suffixes # with the suffix au , aue (related to rivers or water), see German… …
93Maghreb placename etymology — The place names of the Maghreb come from a variety of origins, mostly Arabic and Berber, but including a few derived from Phoenician, Latin, and several other languages. This is well illustrated by the three largest cities of Algeria, for… …
94Cumbrian placename etymology — The county of Cumbria in the north west of England has a long and complex history of human settlement. Geographically, Cumbria is situated right between the four major countries of the British Isles. Historically, the contrasting landscapes… …
95Berber (Etymology) — The term Berber is but a variation of the Latin original word Barbarian, earlier in history applied by Romans specifically to their northern hostile neighbors from Germania (modern Germany). The variation is a French one when spelled Berbere and… …
96Hippie (etymology) — According to lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower, the principal American editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, the terms hipster and hippie derive from the word hip , whose origins remain unknown. The words hip and hep first surfaced around the… …
97List of Indian states by the etymology of their name — The Republic of India was constituted in 1947 as a Union of states. The States Reorganization Act of 1956 rearranged state boundaries on linguistic lines and hence many states have names in their languages, and usually trace their origins to… …
98fake etymology — noun An invented explanation of the origin of a word …
99folk etymology — noun 1》 a popular but mistaken account of the origin of a word or phrase. 2》 the process by which the form of an unfamiliar or foreign word is adapted to a more familiar form through popular usage …
100wormwood — c.1400, folk etymology of O.E. wermod wormwood, related to VERMOUTH (Cf. vermouth), but the ultimate etymology is unknown. Cf. O.S. wermoda, Du. wermoet, O.H.G. werimuota, Ger. Wermut. Weekley suggests wer man + mod courage, from its early use as …
