"Paronymy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... is derived from the crochet (hook) which they use in lifting or carrying heavy weights. Another and more common meaning of the word is 'picklock,' or 'housebreaker,' from crocheter. Crochet must have given crochetier. It is probably due to paronymy that crocheteur and not crochetier has come to be used for ...
— A Selection from the Comedies of Marivaux • Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux |
