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paraetymology

paraetymology noun: synonym of folk etymology.

Noun

paraetymology

  1. Synonym of folk etymology.
    Synonyms:
    folk etymology

Synonyms of paraetymology

Origin of paraetymology

From para- + etymology.

Questions about paraetymology

What does paraetymology mean?
Paraetymology means synonym of folk etymology.
What part of speech is paraetymology?
Paraetymology is a noun.

Words near paraetymology in the dictionary

  1. paraesophageal
  2. paraesthesia
  3. paraesthesias
  4. paraesthesis
  5. paraesthetic
  6. paraetymology
  7. paraexciton
  8. paraexcitonic
  9. paraexcitons
  10. parafacial
  11. parafalcine

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