語ご源げん俗ぞっ解かい

noun

folk etymology; popular but unfounded etymology

A linguistic term for a widely believed but historically incorrect explanation of a word's origin. Often contrasted with scholarly etymology. Cross-referenced with 民間語源, a near-synonym.

See also: 民間語源

• 「まな板いた」の語ご源げんを「真ま魚なの板いた」とするのは語ご源げん俗ぞっ解かいの一いち例れいだ。

  Explaining the origin of まな板 as 'true-fish board' is an example of folk etymology.