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Verb: etymologize  `e-tu'mó-lu`jIz
  1. 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"
    - etymologise [Brit]
     
  2. Construct the history of words
    - etymologise [Brit]

Derived forms: etymologized, etymologizes, etymologizing

See also: etymologizing, etymology

Type of: construct, derive, educe, reconstruct, retrace

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