ETYMOLOGIZE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • construct the history of words
   Synonym(s)
   • etymologise (what does etymologise mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) etymologize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reconstruct (what does reconstruct mean?)
   • construct (what does construct mean?)
   • retrace (what does retrace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • etymology (what does etymology mean?)
   • etymology (what does etymology mean?)
   • deriving (what does deriving mean?)
   • derivation (what does derivation mean?)
   • etymologizing (what does etymologizing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
   Synonym(s)
   • etymologise (what does etymologise mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly
   • Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing
   Hypernyms(s) etymologize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • derive (what does derive mean?)
   • educe (what does educe mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • etymology (what does etymology mean?)
   • etymology (what does etymology mean?)