(linguistics) A proposed monogenetic word origin; a Proto-Human reconstructed word.

plural of surface etymology

A word derived from etyma in two or more source languages; especially a word combining both Latin and Ancient Greek elements, such as quadrilogy, oscilloscope, or automobile.

plural of popular etymology

(philosophy, linguistics) Explanation and analysis—often considered controversial—of one or more concepts or linguistic terms by means of an exposition of their linguistic origins.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of folk-etymologize

(intransitive) To introduce or develop a folk etymology. / (transitive) To explain the etymology of a word as folk etymology.

simple past tense and past participle of folk-etymologize

present participle of folk-etymologize

plural of folk etymology