folk etymology - Meaning in Tamil
folk etymology - Meaning in Tamil
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Definitions and Meaning of folk etymology in English
folk etymology noun
- a popular but erroneous etymology
Description
Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one through popular usage. The form or the meaning of an archaic, foreign, or otherwise unfamiliar word is reinterpreted as resembling more familiar words or morphemes.
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