etymologise
has definitions from the field of linguistics
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[ verb ] (linguistics) construct the history of words
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[ verb ] give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
Synonyms Examples "The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly" "Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing" |
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