etymologize
English
Alternative forms
- (UK) etymologise
Etymology
etymology + -ize
Verb
etymologize (third-person singular simple present etymologizes, present participle etymologizing, simple past and past participle etymologized)
- (linguistics, transitive, intransitive) To find or provide the etymology for a word.
Derived terms
- folk-etymologize
Related terms
- etymology
- etymon
- etymologist
Translations
to find or provide etymology for a word
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