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folk etymology in Italian

folk etymology in Italian

paretimologia
noun
A popular explanation for the origin of a term which has been rejected as false by expert etymologists.
pseudoetimologia
noun
A popular explanation for the origin of a term which has been rejected as false by expert etymologists.
falsa etimologia
noun
A popular explanation for the origin of a term which has been rejected as false by expert etymologists.
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