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Folk-etymology: "Kippers." [PDF]

Notes and Queries, 1933
S.
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Greek Reinterpretation of Iranian Names by Folk Etymology

, 2007
This chapter explores the interpretation of Iranian names in Greek by so-called folk etymology. It explains that folk etymology is the phenomenon by which a personal name is assimilated according to sound and morphology into the host language, often acquiring a pseudo-etymology as part of the process.
Rüdiger Schmitt
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Lexicon of Folk-Etymology

Social Text, 1984
Ralph W. Larkin, Daniel Foss
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“News”: Origin of Folk Etymology Wanted [PDF]

Notes and Queries, 1937
Edward Bensly
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Mormon: An Example of Folk Etymology

Western Folklore, 1949
Stuart A. Gallacher
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Notes on Mr. A. S. Palmer's ‘folk-etymology.’ [PDF]

Notes and Queries, 1887
A. L. Mayhew
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Notes on rev. A. Smythe Palmer's “folk-etymology” [PDF]

Notes and Queries, 1884
A. Smythe Palmer
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"Whet" to "Wet": A Note on Folk Etymology

Western Folklore, 1970
Duncan Emrich
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Folk-Etymology in Canadian French.

Modern Language Notes, 1891
Alexander F. Chamberlain
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Acronyms and Folk Etymology

The Journal of American Folklore, 1978
Sterling Eisiminger
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