Meanings
verbfolk-etymologize (third-person singular simple present folk-etymologizes, present participle folk-etymologizing, simple past and past participle folk-etymologized)
present singular third person folk-etymologizes · participle present folk-etymologizing · participle past folk-etymologized · past folk-etymologized · alternative folk etymologize
- intransitiveTo introduce or develop a folk etymology.
- transitiveTo explain the etymology of a word as folk etymology.
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APA
folk-etymologize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk-etymologize
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“folk-etymologize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk-etymologize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folk-etymologize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk-etymologize.
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