etymologize
verbEtymology From etymology + -ize.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Ambitransitive To find or provide the etymology for a word.
- It has long been noted that the Sardinian toponymy and lexicon contain numerous elements that cannot satisfactorily be etymologized within Latin.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 7:
- Derived terms
- etymologizable, etymologization, etymologizer, folk-etymologize, misetymologize, re-etymologize
- Related terms
- etymology, etymon, etymologist