etymythology

发音

UK /ˌɛ.tɪ.mɪˈθɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
UK /ˌɛ.tɪ.məˈθɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
US /ˌɛ.tə.mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
US /ˌɛ.tə.məˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

词形变化

etymythologies 复数 etymythologies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A false etymology that has become widely disseminated and thus is commonly accepted as true; a folk etymology.

词源

Blend of etymology + mythology. Though the term is modernly believed to be coined by linguist Laurence R. Horn in 2004, there are linguistic uses that go back to 1969 by Sean Valentine Golden.

来源：wiktionary