Pretest TRUE or FALSE? Write your answer on the space provided. 1. The FEMELLE not from the clipped words feminine and male. 2. Folk etymology means that the origin of a word comes from a language of a few then adapted by many and became common word for lack of 3. ISLAND and ISLE are the same in meaning today but actually completely unrelated. 4. A crayfish is a fish that looks like a shrimp. 5. AMUCK came from the Malay word "amok” which means frenzied or out of control. This is a clear example of folk etymology. translation.
