Before revision: Folk etymology ( also known as popular etymology, generative popular etymology, analogical reformation, reanalysis, morphologicalreanalysis or etymological reinterpretation ) is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one through popular usage.
After revision: Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one through popular usage.