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Process of reinterpretive word formation
Folk etymology 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
Folk_etymology
Popular, but false belief about word origins
in a cultural or linguistic community, it is a folk etymology (or popular etymology). Such etymologies often have the feel of urban legends and can be
False_etymology
Indicates an intentional reproduction in quotation
copy/context", "spelling is correct", "spelled incorrectly", and other such folk etymology phrases. These are all incorrect and are simply backronyms from sic
Sic
(الدرا, "the Forest") or Navarro-Aragonese andurrial ("scrubland"). One folk etymology holds that it derives from the Biblical Endor, a name bestowed by Louis
List of country-name etymologies
List_of_country-name_etymologies
The study of the methodological principles of interpretation
a hermeneutic) could determine the truth or falsity of the message. Folk etymology places its origin with Hermes, the mythological Greek deity who was
Hermeneutics
Study of the origin and evolution of words
Etymology (/ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ ET-ih-MOL-ə-jee) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across
Etymology
Approximate method for doing something
measured by comparison to the width or length of a thumb. A modern folk etymology holds that the phrase is derived from the maximum width of a stick allowed
Rule_of_thumb
Country in South America
of the Surrinam spelling, 19th-century British sources offered the folk etymology Surryham, saying it was the name given to the Suriname River by Lord
Suriname
Linguistic concept
Middle English (ME) male/femelle > LME male/female. Recomposition and folk etymology are related processes that assign transparent compound structure to
Analogical_change
English idiom about minding manners
Pee and Kew'", possibly the initials of "Prime Quality" (folk etymology). Another folk etymology comes from the pubs in Scotland and England. The reason
Mind_your_Ps_and_Qs
a folk etymology Reto [de], a purported deity potentially stemming from a folk etymology Stuffo, a purported deity potentially stemming from a folk etymology
List_of_Germanic_deities
Several etymologies have been proposed for the word OK or okay. The majority can be easily classified as false etymologies, or possibly folk etymologies. H
List of proposed etymologies of OK
List_of_proposed_etymologies_of_OK
Centaur-like creature in Russian folklore
In folk etymology, his name is interpreted as polukon (Russian: полуконь), meaning 'half-horse'. As a result, Polkan could be a centaur based on folk etymology
Polkan
Aspect of linguistic studies
folk etymology caused animal rights groups such as PETA to lobby that the town should be renamed. Common English usage misconceptions Folk etymology Pseudo-etymology
Folk_linguistics
Island off the west coast of Scotland
similar origin, is associated with the healing-well of Evaux in France. For etymology of Ì and Latinised derivative Iona, see Watson (2004), pp. 87-90. The
Iona
Fallacy in which a word's history defines its meaning
of the word—racism against any of the Semitic peoples. False friends Folk etymology – Process of reinterpretive word formation Genetic fallacy – Fallacy
Etymological_fallacy
Ancient Mesopotamian city in Iraq
the "gate of god" interpretation is increasingly viewed as a Semitic folk etymology to explain an unknown original non-Semitic placename. I. J. Gelb in
Babylon
Military trope
is not cognate with English "hope": this is an example of folk etymology. This folk etymology has been strengthened by the fact that in Dutch, the word
Forlorn_hope
Etymology of chemical elements
This article lists the etymology of chemical elements of the periodic table. Throughout the history of chemistry, many chemical elements have been discovered
List of chemical element name etymologies
List_of_chemical_element_name_etymologies
Atmospheric optical phenomenon
exact etymology of sun dog largely remains a mystery. The Oxford English Dictionary says it is "of obscure origin". In Abram Palmer's 1882 book Folk-etymology:
Sun_dog
English word
also documented controversy surrounding OK and the history of its folk etymologies, both of which are intertwined with the history of the word itself
OK
Name list
understood as “as a joy [to someone],” though this interpretation is a folk etymology and not linguistically related to the Greek origin. Archduchess Ilona
Ilona
Unceded territory in Ontario, Canada
element -mik cannot be for amik 'beaver' (its local form is mik), a folk etymology that violates the rules for Algonquian stem formation. It can be identified
Wiikwemkoong_First_Nation
Armhole on a garment to which a sleeve is attached
chest (of obscure etymology, and sometimes confused with "scythe" due to similarly curved shapes). A more fanciful folk etymology is as follows. Because
Armscye
Name list
Alcalá, although the name Diego has now been associated with James via folk etymology for over two centuries. "Santi", "San", "Tiago", or "Thiago" are the
Santiago_(name)
Type of polearm
dictionary. A partisan or partizan (from Middle French: partisane, via folk etymology, from pertuisane, "partisan"), a type of polearm, was used in Europe
Partisan_(weapon)
English idiom
people who had been buried alive could call for help, but this is a folk etymology. Look up dead ringer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "ringer". Oxford
Dead_ringer_(idiom)
Altered phrase that is still plausible
expressions: Where a folk etymology is a change in the form of a word caused by widespread misunderstanding of the word's etymology, an eggcorn may be limited
Eggcorn
God of the underworld in Greek mythology
dialogue Cratylus is devoted to the etymology of the god's name, in which Socrates is arguing for a folk etymology not from "unseen" but from "his knowledge
Hades
Phrase used to disregard someone
to Sir Walter Scott in a work published in 1816. A commonly repeated folk etymology involves giving a cold serving of meat. The expression "cold shoulder"
Cold_shoulder
mid-18th century, some Cornish language surnames underwent change through folk etymology. The Cornish meaning of the name was no longer understood and so it
Cornish_surnames
Official word describing a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana
also with poor white people by calling them "red-necks". Humorous folk etymologies for the term "hoosier" have a long history, as recounted by Dunn in
Hoosier
Legendary king of Athens
etymology is possibly related to a pre-Greek form *Erektyeu-. The connection of Ἐριχθόνιος with ἐρέχθω, "shake" is a late folk-etymology; other folk-etymologies
Erichthonius (son of Hephaestus)
Erichthonius_(son_of_Hephaestus)
Urban area with a high concentration of sex-related businesses
use was likely responsible for the term's pervasiveness. A widespread folk etymology claims that early railroad workers took red lanterns with them when
Red-light_district
Steamed bread bun popular in Northern China
white and soft type of steamed bread or bun popular in northern China. Folk etymology connects the name mantou to a tale about Zhuge Liang. Mantou are typically
Mantou
Name list
also the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels in Second Book of Enoch). Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin grex (stem greg–) meaning
Gregory_(given_name)
Clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
originated as an acronym from the names of the group of ministers is a folk etymology, although the coincidence was noted at the time and could possibly have
Cabal
11th-century consort of King Harold Godwinson
of King Harold Godwinson. "Swanneck" (or Swan-Neck) comes from the folk etymology that made of her name, Swann Hnecca in Old English, "Swan Neck". The
Edith_the_Fair
Deep-fried pastry of Chinese origin
literally expensive (Surname)) are equally meaningless. See Char koay teow: Etymology for more information. according to KWF Diksiyonáryo ng Wíkang Filipíno
Youtiao
Upholstered chair
sometimes written as chaise lounge and pronounced /ˌtʃeɪsˈlaʊndʒ/, a folk etymology replacement of part of the original French term with the unrelated English
Chaise_longue
Subdivision of the Uralic languages
István Vásáry the etymological connection between these two words has not been verified, and the name Ugric is based on a folk etymology. Two common phonetic
Ugric_languages
Character in Greek Mythology
itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“vital energy, life”). By folk etymology, his name was said to come from the root of aiazō αἰάζω which means
Ajax_the_Great
Mythological hardest substance
adamant also became confused with the magnetic rock lodestone, and a folk etymology connected it with the Latin adamare, 'to love or be attached to'. Another
Adamant
Trojan prince, second husband of Helen of Troy
etymologically unrelated to that of France's capital city, derived from the Gallic Parisii tribe, although it had been a misconceived folk etymology during
Paris_(mythology)
Dialect or variety that is considered "sub-standard" and generally lacks a written form
standard French phrase la rivière ("the river"), has been associated by folk etymology with laver ("to wash"). Therefore, lavier is interpreted to mean "a
Patois
Expressive culture shared by particular groups
similes Epic poetry Fable Fairy tale Folk belief Folk etymologies Folk metaphors Folk poetry Folk music Folksongs Folk speech Folktales of oral tradition
Folklore
Municipality and town in Andalusia, Spain
50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Málaga. A popular and widely repeated folk etymology claims the name comes from Arabic for "abundant source", but the Arabic
Nerja
English and Latin forms of the name, would then have been due to later folk etymology. This latter view originated with philologist Niels Halvorsen Trønnes
Etymology_of_Norway
Combination of spirits and non alcoholic ingredients
as corruptions of other words or phrases. These can be dismissed as folk etymologies, given the well-attested term "cock-tail" for a horse.[citation needed]
Cocktail
Iranian woodwind musical instrument
English horn, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. A folk etymology explains that the word sorna is a Pahlavi derivative of sūrnāy (literally
Sorna
Ancient religious water festival celebrated in May
explanation for the word Mayumas as derived from the month of May as folk etymology, which he sees as a result of the fact that by Malalus' time, the connection
Maiuma_(festival)
Eburacum); after 400, Angles took over the area and adapted the name by folk etymology to Old English Eoforwīc or Eoforīc, which means "wild-boar town" or
History_of_York
Origin of the place-name Kolkata
settlement beside a khal (which means canal in English) According to a folk etymology, Britishers, when they visited the city, saw the goddess with a skull
Etymology_of_Kolkata
Prophet in Abrahamic religions
Nile" (mw-š). The biblical account of Moses' birth provides him with a folk etymology to explain the ostensible meaning of his name. He is said to have received
Moses
Country of islands in the Caribbean
('shallow sea'). Wolfgang Ahrens of York University argues that this is a folk etymology. Alternatively, Bahama may have been derived from Guanahaní, a local
The_Bahamas
Biblical creature
the form pꜣ jḥ mw "the water-ox", meaning "hippopotamus", altered by folk etymology in Hebrew to resemble bəhēmā. However, this phrase with this meaning
Behemoth
Acronym invented to fit an existing word
either serious or humorous intent, or they may be a type of false etymology or folk etymology. A normal acronym is a word derived from the initial letter(s)
Backronym
this etymology could also explain the nickname "Egyptian black arts". However, according to Friedrich Mahn, this theory may be an example of folk etymology
Etymology_of_chemistry
Structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of building
'that which watches over peace'. The etymology was forgotten with time, which led to a variety of folk etymologies and spellings, with the initial meaning
Belfry
Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology
semantic relation between the proper name and the gloss is not clear. In folk etymology, Pēnelopē (Πηνελόπη) is usually understood to combine the Greek word
Penelope
Epithet used in reference to a person of Cajun ethnicity
origins of "coonass" are obscure, and Cajuns have put forth several folk etymologies in an effort to explain the word's origin. Some of these hold that
Coonass
Ancient Greek hero and founder of Mycenae
tablet PY Tn 316, and tentatively reconstructed as *Preswa. A Greek folk etymology connected Perseus to the name of the Persians, whom they called the
Perseus
Genus of plants
divining rods, just as hazel twigs were used in England, may also have, by folk etymology, influenced the "witch" part of the name. Five species are recognized:
Witch-hazel
Country in West Asia
origin. Another possible etymology for the name is from the Middle Persian word erāg, meaning "lowlands". An Arabic folk etymology for the name is "deeply
Iraq
Roman arch in Trieste, Italy
remaining part of the city's Roman walls, constructed from 33–32 BC. Folk etymology credits the arch's name to Richard the Lionheart (Italian: Riccardo
Arco_di_Riccardo
Creating a word by removing actual or supposed affixes
project/projection, etc. Back-formation may be similar to the reanalyses or folk etymologies when it rests on an erroneous understanding of the morphology of the
Back-formation
Small restaurant
Les deux gosses by Pierre Decourcelle, published in 1880. A popular folk etymology, not attested by the Dictionnaire de l'Académie française, claims that
Bistro
Stag in Norse mythology
entirely clear, but the associations with thorns is, most probably, due to folk etymology. The following is related in the Gylfaginning section of Snorri Sturluson's
Eikþyrnir
State of a vessel free to move through the water
underway, not making way. "Under weigh" is a variation, coming from folk etymology, first used in 1749. "Under way" is likely [probably] from the Dutch
Underway
Tibetan origin people in Bhutan
pa; "earliest risen people" or "first converted people" according to folk etymology) are people of ethnic Tibetan origin who migrated from Tibet to Bhutan
Ngalop_people
History of the capital city of Azerbaijan
from the old Persian Bagavan, which translates to "City of God". A folk etymology explains the name Baku as derived from the Persian Bādkube (بادکوبه
History_of_Baku
Common name for two species of game fish
white flesh or silvery skin. The supposed French meaning is, however, folk etymology, because the word is ultimately from Choctaw sakli, meaning "trout"
Crappie
Four-sided spinning top used on Hanukkah
shin for שטעל אַרײַן (shtel arayn, "put in"). However, according to folk etymology, these four letters represent the Hebrew phrase נֵס גָּדוֹל הָיָה שָׁם
Dreidel
Family of mammals in Africa and Asia
the English name (since 1698) was altered to its "-goose" ending by folk etymology. It was spelled "mungoose" in the 18th and 19th centuries. The plural
Mongoose
is a Romance word which has been given the associations of fair by folk etymology secondarily). Nevertheless, "fairy" has come to be used as a kind of
List of beings referred to as fairies
List_of_beings_referred_to_as_fairies
Ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology
underworld and back again. The name Charon is unexplained except via folk etymology which takes it as a proper noun from χάρων (charon), a poetic form of
Charon
Comune in Lazio, Italy
intended to divert timbers that might strike its piers during floods. The folk etymology of corvo, "crow", symbol of the "black monks", the Benedictines of the
Pontecorvo
Priestly and learned class of the ancient Celts
priest with 'strong insight'. Pliny the Elder had already offered a folk etymology deriving druid from Greek drŷs ('oak') in the 1st century CE. An older
Druid
High-ranking member of a religious office
mankind and the deity/deities. Uncertainty prevailing, this may be only a folk etymology, but it may also recall ancient tasks and magic rites associated with
Pontiff
Item in Greek mythology
The transition to the meaning "shield" or "goatskin" may have come by folk etymology among a people familiar with draping an animal skin over the left arm
Aegis
Attached unit on the top floor of a building
or "appendage". The modern spelling is influenced by a 16th-century folk etymology that combines the Middle French word for "slope" (pente) with the English
Penthouse_apartment
Name for the cannabis plant
association with the personal name María Juana ('Mary Jane') is probably a folk etymology. The original Mexican Spanish used forms with the letter ⟨h⟩ (marihuana)
Marijuana_(word)
Boat in Norse mythology
notion of Naglfar as a 'nail-ship' is due to a folk etymology; that elaboration on the folk etymology produced the concept of a "nail-ship". However,
Naglfar
Type of multi-source neologism
Academy of the Hebrew Language, employ the very same techniques used in folk etymology by laymen, as well as by religious leaders. He urges lexicographers
Phono-semantic_matching
Evolution of a word's meaning
similarity of senses Metonymy: change based on a contiguity of senses Folk-etymology: change based on a similarity of names Ellipsis: change based on a contiguity
Semantic_change
Ethnic slur used in Brazil
Ceará), this term is also used for Brazilian Jews and Arab Brazilians. Folk etymology wrongly advocates that the word carcamano is composed of two separate
Carcamano
Glass bottle with marble stopper
needed] One etymology of the term codswallop originates from beer sold in Codd's bottles, though this is generally dismissed as a folk etymology. The bottles
Codd-neck_bottle
Han Chinese subgroup
Hô-ló / Ho̍h-ló; 'Fujian folk' – a folk etymology emphasizing the people's native connection to Fujian. 鶴老; Ho̍h-ló; 'crane folk' – found in the 17th century
Hoklo_people
Topics referred to by the same term
analysis of something. It may refer to: Reanalysis (linguistics) or folk etymology, change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar
Reanalysis
Legendary figure in Greek mythology
(Ὀνοκώλη) and Onoskelis (Ὀνοσκελίς), which both mean "donkey-footed". A folk etymology construes the name to mean "one-footed" (from Greek *έμπούς, *empous:
Empusa
Racial slur directed at white people
whips came to be thus named. Another possibility, which may be a modern folk etymology, supposes that the term derives from "soda cracker", a type of light
Cracker_(term)
Hand tool for chopping, digging, and prying
formation. Forms such as mathooke, motthook and mathook were produced by folk etymology. Although used to prepare whale blubber, which the Inuit call "mattaq"
Mattock
Character in the biblical Book of Judges
with the folk etymology, given in Judges 6:32. According to biblical scholar Lester Grabbe (1967), "[Judges] 6.32 gives a nonsensical etymology of his name;
Gideon
Plant species
the seventeenth century) West Indian English brinjalle and (through folk-etymology) brown-jolly French bringelle in La Réunion Thus although Indian English
Eggplant
Traditional headdress worn by men in the Middle East
Arabic: الكهف, "cave", due to the rounded shape of the headscarf. A folk etymology associates it with the city of Kufa, Iraq. The word ghutrah (Arabic:
Keffiyeh
Undergraduate educational qualification
century, it was also used by junior members of guilds or universities. By folk etymology or wordplay, the word baccalaureus came to be associated with bacca
Bachelor's_degree
Type of vehicle
and with seats for four or more passengers. The word is derived by folk etymology from the French cariole. The name carryall was later used for a panel
Carryall
Creature of Greek mythology
fitting this description is sometimes known as a bucentaur, but this is a folk etymology derived from the Venetian bucentaur.) All the stories agree that prince
Minotaur
British dish of cheese sauce on toast
p. 220 Roy Blount Jr., Alphabet Juice, 2009, ISBN 1429960426, s.v. 'folk etymology' Meic Stephens, ed., The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales
Welsh_rarebit
Rice dish with meat and vegetables
appearance of the word is in a Provençal poem published in 1837. A folk etymology of the word suggests that it is the fusion of two Spanish words: jamón
Jambalaya
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