What does folk etymology mean?

folk etymology means "a popular but erroneous etymology".

Is folk etymology a common word?

folk etymology is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

folk etymology — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a popular but erroneous etymology
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What does folk etymology mean?: folk etymology means "a popular but erroneous etymology".
Is folk etymology a common word?: folk etymology is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for folk etymology come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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