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folk etymology::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | etymology |
Examples of folk etymology
folk etymology
The word barbecue has attracted several inaccurate origins from folk etymology.
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This interpretation is contested and generally believed to be a folk etymology.
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Attempts to link the word to the biblical character Job seem to be folk etymology.
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This has sometimes been connected with the name of alif in folk etymology.
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This folk etymology, though embraced enthusiastically by city leaders, is unverifiable.
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This seems to be a folk etymology without support in the Mandaean texts.
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However, in the case of okul, such an explanation seems to be no more than a folk etymology.
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The name, however, predates the coat of arms which may represent canting or simply folk etymology.
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This suggests that Christmas-box Day may have been a back-formation accompanied by folk etymology.
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