Folk etymology
CHANGE IN A WORD OR PHRASE OVER TIME RESULTING FROM THE REPLACEMENT OF AN UNFAMILIAR FORM BY A MORE FAMILIAR ONE
Folk etymologies; Folk-etymology; Reverse etymology; Folk Etymology; Morphological reanalysis; Volksetymologie; Folk-etymological; Reanalyse; Reanalysis (linguistics); Folk etymologize; Folk etymoligization; Folk etymologization; Folk etymological; Etymological reinterpretation
Folk etymology (also known as popular etymology, analogical reformation, reanalysis, morphological reanalysis or etymological reinterpretation) is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one. The form or the meaning of an archaic, foreign, or otherwise unfamiliar word is reinterpreted as resembling more familiar words or morphemes.