folk etymology folk ethics • folk lay · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · folk etymology · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a popular but erroneous etymology. Synonyms: folk etymology. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079