folk etymology in Czech

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1. One form of this is called folk etymology.

2. Abhominable (obsolete, based on folk etymology), abhominal (obsolete, based on folk etymology) Derived terms Related terms Descendants? Norwegian Bokmål: abominabel; Translations References

3. Abhominable (obsolete, based on folk etymology), abhominal (obsolete, based on folk etymology) Derived terms Related terms Descendants? Norwegian Bokmål: abominabel; Translations References

4. Backronyms may be invented with serious or humorous intent, or may be a type of false or folk etymology

5. The form Arsmetrik was based on folk-etymology derivation from Medieval Latin ars metrica; the spelling was corrected early 16c

6. He was surely wrong, but his folk etymology is still firmly embedded in the collective consciousness after more than two dozen centuries.

7. How would cholera morbus have shifted into Collywobbles? By folk etymology – a process in which speakers make an unfamiliar term sound more familiar.

8. According to folk etymology, Bokes Creek derives its name from a Native American word meaning "lost", the creek being so named after an

9. The more common Middle English form was Abhominable, which persisted into 17c.; it is a folk-etymology, as if from Latin ab homine "away from man" (thus "beastly")

10. The more common Middle English form was Abhominable, which persisted into 17c.; it is a folk-etymology, as if from Latin ab homine "away from man" (thus "beastly")

11. Boa (n.) late 14c., "large snake," from Latin Boa, type of large serpent mentioned in Pliny's "Natural History;" origin unknown (in medieval folk etymology the name was associated with Greek bous "ox")

12. From Wikipedia: A backronym or bAcronym is a specially constructed phrase that is supposed to be the source of a word that is, or is claimed to be, an Acronym. Backronyms may be invented with serious or humorous intent, or may be a type of false or folk etymology.

13. It is not uncommon for Acronyms to be cited in a kind of false etymology, called a folk etymology, for a word.Such etymologies persist in popular culture but have no factual basis in historical linguistics, and are examples of language-related urban legends.For example, "cop" is commonly cited as being derived, it is presumed, from "constable on patrol", and "posh" from "port outward