Misetymologize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misetymologize is a verb meaning (lexicography) To derive erroneously; to provide an incorrect etymology.
Meaning
(lexicography) To derive erroneously; to provide an incorrect etymology.
Example Sentences
Even professors of education in their textbooks on education usually misetymologize the word as being derived from the Latin educere, to draw out.
Word Forms
- misetymologizes
- misetymologizing
- misetymologized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misderive, misnomer, misdefine, mislexicalize, misget, mistaste.
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