# etymological fallacy

> genetic fallacy that holds that the present-day meaning of a word or phrase should necessarily be similar to its historical meaning

**Wikidata**: [Q5405114](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5405114)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymological_fallacy)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/etymological-fallacy