"folk" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- There is a folk etymology for the name as well.
- However, each of these has a folk etymology and an additional meaning.
- This folk etymology is however not supported by the historical record.
- The modern form of the name Turkey, not in use before the 19th century, is no doubt due to folk etymology.
- Folk etymologies often have a life of their own.
- However, according to Mahn, this theory may be an example of folk etymology.
- His inclusion in the Chronicle is believed to be the product of folk etymology.
- Its origin is attributed to both 19th-century literary works and as a result of folk etymology.
- However, in the case of okul, such an explanation seems to be no more than a folk etymology.
- Surname origins have been the subject of much folk etymology.
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