- A
false etymology (fake
etymology or pseudo-etymology) is a
false theory about the
origin or
derivation of a
specific word or phrase. When a
false etymology...
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Aegean Islands (since the sea has a
large number of islands). The
erudite paretymology deriving the word from
Ancient Gr**** ἄρχι-(arkhi-, "chief") and πέλαγος...
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Tegea and
Mantineia or Nestani,
Mouchli and Thana), were
considered paretymologies by G.C. Miles. An
Italian geographical atlas of 1687
notes the fort...
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Harrold (disambiguation)
Herald (disambiguation)
Jesus H.
Christ (folk
paretymology) This
disambiguation page
lists articles ****ociated with the
title Harold...
- (piece of land) but the Gr****
scholar G.
Hatzidakis considers them to be
paretymologies at best. The
modern form of the name is
first attested in 1540. The...
- Gr**** words, νίκη, nī́kē 'victory' and λᾱός, lāós 'people'. An
ancient paretymology (a
false etymology) of the
latter element, λᾱός, is that it originates...
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kilometres (4.3 sq mi). The name of Chiavenna,
believed to
derive by
paretymology from
clavis (English: key)
referring to its
pivotal position on the mountain...
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connects it with
Latin piretus, 'pear (tree) orchard'. This is
evidently a
paretymology, deriving, instead, the
toponym from the Indo-European root *br- / *bar-...
- Indo-European
language family and
discussions on folk etymology,
toponymic paretymology, and
contact etymology.
Particularly focusing on the Indo-European language...
