folk etymology
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folk etymology (plural folk etymologies)
- 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.
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false etymology
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