FOLK ETYMOLOGY


Meaning of FOLK ETYMOLOGY in English

noun Date: 1882 the transformation of words so as to give them an apparent relationship to other better-known or better-understood words (as in the change of Spanish cucaracha to English cockroach )

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.