"etymologized" in the verb sense
1. etymologize, etymologise
give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word
"The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"
"Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing"
2. etymologize, etymologise
construct the history of words
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