ETYMOLOGIZING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
   Synonym(s)
   • derivation (what does derivation mean?)
   • deriving (what does deriving mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) etymologizing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explanation (what does explanation mean?)
   • account (what does account mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • etymologize (what does etymologize mean?)
   • etymologise (what does etymologise mean?)
   • derive (what does derive mean?)
   • derive (what does derive mean?)