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etymology meaning in Swedish

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etymology [etymologies] (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words)
noun
[UK: ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒi]
[US: ˌe.tə.ˈmɑː.lə.dʒi]

etymologi [~n ~er]substantiv
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folk etymology (false etymology)
noun
[UK: fəʊk ˌe.tɪ.ˈmɒ.lə.dʒi]
[US: foʊk ˌe.tə.ˈmɑː.lə.dʒi]

folketymologi [~n ~er]substantiv
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