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False Cognate Etymological Dictionary

abrigado
From abrigar:, back-formation of archaic brigado:, from Vulgar Latin, from Latin bricō:, a borrowing from an Osco-Umbrian lect, from Proto-Italic , from Proto-Indo-European. Cognates include French briquette:, English,.

ademán
From demanar:, from Latin phrase  ("[made] of the hand").

haploûs
Via metathesis, from earlier *halpóns, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥lpónts, from *sḗmel. Cognate to Latin sēmel. Alternatively, *halpóns from a Pre-Verner-Germanic borrowing, likely *halfónþs, from *halfás, which led to Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Therefore, cognate to English.

pulito
A borrowing from Pre-Germanic *pūlitō, which yielded Proto-Germanic, indicating the importance of sarcasm in the Italian community. Cognates include English.

Minnesota
A corruption of Proto-Germanic *minnisōdaz, past participle of, in reference to the population.