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Etimología popular

A modification of a word or its spelling resulting from a misunderstanding of its etymology, as with island, belfry, and hangnail.

"Many people think "hangnail" refers to a nail you hang things on, but that's just one of the common folk etymologies – the word actually comes from "hang" meaning "to cause distress." "

Mucha gente piensa que "hangnail" se refiere a una uña en la que cuelgas cosas, pero esa es solo una de las etimologías populares comunes: la palabra en realidad proviene de "hang", que significa "causar angustia".

language word linguistics history

Etimologías populares, etimologías falsas

Etimología popular