= folk-etymology n. at folk, n. compounds 2; (also) a generally accepted but unsubstantiated theory about the origins of a word or phrase; such…
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| 释义 | the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > word > [noun] > change of form of word to give significance (3) popular etymology1789 = folk-etymology n. at folk, n. compounds 2; (also) a generally accepted but unsubstantiated theory about the origins of a word or phrase; such… parasynesis1877 Misunderstanding or misconception of a word, resulting in an alteration or corruption of it. folk-etymology1883 usually, the popular perversion of the form of words in order to render it apparently significant. |
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