Synonyms for folk etymology
All synonyms
Noun
1. Pseudoetymology — A popular explanation for the origin of a term which has been rejected as false by expert etymologists
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A popular explanation for the origin of a term which has been rejected as false by expert etymologists.
Many English folk etymologies involve backronyms.
By length
- 12 letters
- etymythology
- 13 letters
- paraetymology
- 15 letters
- pseudoetymology