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多くの民間語源説を唱える人々は、「butterfly(蝶)」という語が「butter(バター)」と「fly(ハエ)」に由来すると主張するが、言語学的な証拠はそれに反している。

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Many folk etymologists argue that the word 'butterfly' comes from 'butter' and 'fly', despite linguistic evidence to the contrary.

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Many folk etymologists argue that the word 'butterfly' comes from 'butter' and 'fly', despite linguistic evidence to the contrary.

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folk etymologists

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「folk etymologists」は「folk etymologist」(民間の語源学者)の複数形です。
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多くの民間語源説を唱える人々は、「butterfly(蝶)」という語が「butter(バター)」と「fly(ハエ)」に由来すると主張するが、言語学的な証拠はそれに反している。

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