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Becanism vs Goropism - What's the difference?

becanism | goropism | Synonyms |

Goropism is a synonym of becanism.



As nouns the difference between becanism and goropism

is that becanism is a folk etymology while goropism is a theory that some modern or attested language, such as Dutch, Turkish, or Hebrew, was the original language of mankind.

becanism

English

Noun

  • A folk etymology.
  • A word origin that has been incorrectly traced backward, often based on a similar sounding word that has a completely different origin.

    • Synonyms

    * folk etymology * goropism

    goropism

    English

    Noun

  • A theory that some modern or attested language, such as Dutch, Turkish, or Hebrew, was the original language of mankind.
  • An absurd etymology proposed as part of such a theory.

    • Synonyms

    * becanism

    Hypernyms

    * folk etymology