A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

folk etymology Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with F » fogyish ... font » folk etymology


folk etymology
noun
    1. An etymology in which popular ideas about the origin of words or phrases leads to an erroneous analysis, with direct relations being drawn with other words which have a similar form or meaning, eg when ‘asparagus' is referred to as ‘sparrow-grass'.


Click Here