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pseudoetymology

pseudoetymology noun: false etymology; folk etymology.

Noun

pseudoetymology (uncountable)

  1. false etymology; folk etymology

Origin of pseudoetymology

From pseudo- + etymology.

Words formed from pseudoetymology

Questions about pseudoetymology

What does pseudoetymology mean?
Pseudoetymology means false etymology; folk etymology.
What part of speech is pseudoetymology?
Pseudoetymology is a noun.

Words near pseudoetymology in the dictionary

  1. pseudoerythrocytosis
  2. pseudoesotropia
  3. pseudoestrus
  4. pseudoethical
  5. pseudoetymological
  6. pseudoetymology
  7. pseudoevangelical
  8. pseudoevent
  9. pseudoevents
  10. pseudoevidence
  11. pseudoexacerbation

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