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. Ă©tymologiser.]
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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