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 Definitions of folk etymology  [ˈfoʊk stən]  

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Definition of 'folk etymology' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) folk etymology
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.

2.  folk etymology
a popular but false notion of the origin of a word.

Etymology:  (1960–65)

Definition of 'folk etymology' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) folk etymology
a popular but erroneous etymology

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