etiologize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-der. Ancient Greek αἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek αἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)der. Latin aetiologiabor. English etiology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English etiologize From etiology + -ize.
Meanings
- (uncommon) To give an aetiology to, to posit a cause of.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| etiologized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| etiologized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| etiologizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| etiologizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |