The etymological fallacy erroneously suggests that the original meaning of a word is the same as its present-day meaning.
Der etymologische Trugschluss legt fälschlicherweise nahe, dass die ursprüngliche Bedeutung eines Wortes dasselbe ist wie seine heutige Bedeutung.
| Fallacy | Etymological fallacy |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | fallacy that reasons that the original or historical meaning of a word or phrase is necessarily similar to its actual present-day meaning. |
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