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popular etymology
popular etymology
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Word History and Origins
Origin of popular etymology1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
In neither word has the prefix Sint any connection with Snde (sin), with which popular etymology commonly connects it.
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Popular etymology has given the word its present form, as if it meant “wing-flapper,” from “lap,” a fold or flap of a garment.
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As we know, old-time popular etymology makes Prometheus the fore-thinker and brother of Epimetheus the after-thinker.
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It is probable then that there is a triple popular etymology in the various forms of writing the name Aššur; viz.
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But this is a form due to popular etymology, as will presently appear.
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