folk etymology folk-etymological • folk lay · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · folk etymology · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a popular but erroneous etymology. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · folk · · Synonym 1 folks · · Synonym 2 common people · · Synonym 3 tribe · · Synonym 4 family · · Synonym 5 family line · · Synonym 6 kinfolk · · Synonym 7 kinsfolk · · Synonym 8 sept · · Synonym 9 phratry · · Synonym 10 folk music · · Synonym 11 ethnic music · · Synonym 12 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