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et·y·mol·o·gize

[et-uh-mol-uh-jahyz] verb, et·y·mol·o·gized, et·y·mol·o·giz·ing.
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; < Late Latin etymologizāre. See etymology, -ize

et·y·mol·o·giz·a·ble, adjective
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etymologize or etymologise (ˌɛtɪˈmɒləˌdʒaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
to trace, state, or suggest the etymology of (a word)
 
etymologise or etymologise
 
vb

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