| 单词 | folk etymology |
| 释义 | folk etymologynouna 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. a popular but false notion of the origin of a word. Origin of folk etymologyFirst recorded in 1880–85 Words nearby folk etymologyfolk, folk art, folk dance, Folkestone, Folketing, folk etymology, folkie, folkish, folklife, folk linguistics, folklore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for folk etymologyBritish Dictionary definitions for folk etymologyfolk etymology nounthe gradual change in the form of a word through the influence of a more familiar word or phrase with which it becomes associated, as for example sparrow-grass for asparagus a popular but erroneous conception of the origin of a word Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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