Usually means: Misinterpretation of words by public.
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  1. popular etymology: Merriam-Webster
  2. popular etymology: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. popular etymology: Collins English Dictionary
  4. popular etymology: Wiktionary
  5. popular etymology: Dictionary.com
  6. Popular etymology: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. popular etymology: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  A folk etymology.

Similar:
etym, folk, etymology, folk name, Folkers, Popplewell, Folkman, Popplestone, Folkerts, root, more...

Opposite:
correct etymology, true etymology, accurate etymology

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Similar:
etym, folk, etymology, folk name, Folkers, Popplewell, Folkman, Popplestone, Folkerts, root, more...

Opposite:
correct etymology, true etymology, accurate etymology



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