false etymology中文,false etymology的意思,false etymology翻译及用法

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false etymology

A false etymology (pseudoetymology, paraetymology or paretymology), sometimes called folk etymology although this is also a technical term in linguistics, is a [(plausible] but false) belief about the origins of specific words, often originating in "common-sense" assumptions. Because of their specious "obviousness", many are widely held.

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