Definition of "etymologize" [et•y•mol•o•gize]

• To trace and state the etymology of. (verb-transitive)
• To give or suggest the etymology of a word. (verb-intransitive)

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• "Nonetheless, some do try even to loosely etymologize the aforementioned Philistine word in Indo-European terms with no noteworthy success."
• "The basis involves my ability to etymologize the term Chimaira into Etruscan terms."
• "Whenever it comes to European vocabulary, specialists of Indo-European languages are in there like a dirty shirt trying to etymologize it automatically through some concocted Indo-European root."