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Greek
Etymology
From παρ- (par-) + ετυμολογία (etymología), calque of German Volksetymologie. First attested 1874.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paɾetimoloˈʝia/
- Hyphenation: πα‧ρε‧τυ‧μο‧λο‧γί‧α
Noun
παρετυμολογία • (paretymología) f (plural παρετυμολογίες)
- (linguistics, lexicography) folk etymology (false etymology that incorrectly explains the origin of a word)
Declension
declension of παρετυμολογία
Synonyms
Further reading
- παρετυμολογία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.