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etymologize

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et⋅y⋅mol⋅o⋅gize

  [et-uh-mol-uh-jahyz] verb, -gized, -giz⋅ing.
Use etymologize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to trace the history of (a word).
–verb (used without object)
2. to study etymology.
3. to give or suggest the etymology of words.
Also, especially British, et⋅y⋅mol⋅o⋅gise.

Origin:
1520–30; < LL etymologizāre. See etymology, -ize

Related forms:
et⋅y⋅mol⋅o⋅giz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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et·y·mol·o·gize   (ět'ə-mŏl'ə-jīz')   
v.   et·y·mol·o·gized, et·y·mol·o·giz·ing, et·y·mol·o·giz·es

v.   tr.
To trace and state the etymology of.
v.   intr.
To give or suggest the etymology of a word.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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