mythconception

mythconception

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos)bor.
English myth
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti
Proto-Italic *kapjō
Old Latin kapiō
Latin capiō
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Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq.
Latin concipiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin conceptiōlbor.
Old French conceptionbor.
Middle English concepcioun
English conception
English misconception
blend
English mythconception

    Blend of myth + misconception.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɪθ.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/

    Noun

    mythconception (plural mythconceptions)

    1. (rare, informal) A popular misconception; something often held to be true that in fact is not.
      That Sweden has the highest suicide rate in the world is a common mythconception.
      The claim that when you have a cold, drinking heavily will get rid of it is just a mythconception.

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