etymologize

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
    construct the history of words

Word Origin

etymologize (v.)
1530s (transitive); see etymology + -ize. Compare French étymologiser, from Medieval Latin etymologisare. Intransitive sense from 1650s. Related: Etymologized; etymologizing.

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