folk etymologies

A form of folk etymology — A popular explanation for the origin of a term which has been rejected as false by expert etymologists.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of folk etymology
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APA

folk etymologies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20etymologies

MLA

“folk etymologies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20etymologies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folk etymologies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20etymologies.

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