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surface etymology
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（言語学）現代の言語形態に現れる構成要素に基づいて、表面的または見かけ上の語源説を指す。実際の歴史的語源とは異なる可能性がある。
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(linguistics) The apparent etymology of a term based on components occurring in the modern form of the language, such as earth + -en for earthen, which actually occurred in Old English as eorthene.
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surface etymology
The scholar noted a clear surface etymology in the modern compound, but historical records revealed a different origin.
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The scholar noted a clear surface etymology in the modern compound, but historical records revealed a different origin.
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