ETYMOLOGIZE

etymologize, etymologise

(verb) construct the history of words

etymologize, etymologise

(verb) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word); “The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly”; “Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

etymologize (third-person singular simple present etymologizes, present participle etymologizing, simple past and past participle etymologized)

(linguistics, ambitransitive) To find or provide the etymology for a word.

Source: Wiktionary

Et`y*mol"o*gize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. étymologiser.]

Definition: To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden

Et`y*mol"o*gize, v. t.

Definition: To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots. How perilous it is to etymologize at random. Trench.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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