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An example of folk etymology is Television means Tell- Lie - vision

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An example of folk etymology is Television means Tell- Lie - vision

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E-mail:

Stupid

Pointless

Annoying

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Food:

Something

Posing

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Meat

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In popular or folk etymology, the name of Berlin is said to be Bär + lein - which means little bear.

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The etymology of etymology is from the greek etumologia which means "true sense of a word"

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The Carryall is a large bag or case that was used in the US in modern times. The word comes from the early 18th Century, when it was altered by folk etymology from the French world 'Carriole.'

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