re-etymologization

English

Examples
The Greek and Latin name Hierosolyma is a corruption, from the erroneous supposition that the first syllable is Greek hieros, sacred.

Alternative forms

• reetymologization

Etymology

re- +‎ etymologization.

Noun

re-etymologization (countable and uncountable, plural re-etymologizations)

1. (linguistics) Modification of a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.

Related terms

• re-etymologize