- folketymology
- народная этимология
English-Russian glossary of linguistics terms. 2014.
English-Russian glossary of linguistics terms. 2014.
folketymology — folk etymology n. Change in the form of a word or phrase resulting from a mistaken assumption about its composition or meaning, as in shamefaced for earlier shamfast, “bound by shame,” or cutlet from French côtelette, “little rib.” * * * … Universalium