etymologize en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *set-? Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós)der.? Ancient Greek ἔτυμος (étumos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)bor. Latin etymologiader. Old French ethimologiebor. Middle English ethymologie English etymology 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 etymologize From etymology + -ize.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To find or provide the etymology for a word.
It has long been noted that the Sardinian toponymy and lexicon contain numerous elements that cannot satisfactorily be etymologized within Latin.
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| etymologizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| etymologise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| etymologized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| etymologized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| etymologizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
etymologization · re-etymologize · etymologizable · folk-etymologize · etymologizer · misetymologize
Relateds
etymon · etymology · etymologist
Translations (14)
it etimologizzare (to find or provide etymology for a word) · cy tarddu (to find or provide etymology for a word) · hy ստուգաբանել (to find or provide etymology for a word) · cy geirdarddu (to find or provide etymology for a word) · la etymologizō (to find or provide etymology for a word) · es etimologizar (to find or provide etymology for a word) · sv etymologisera (to find or provide etymology for a word) · ru этимологизи́ровать (to find or provide etymology for a word) · fr étymologiser (to find or provide etymology for a word) · ca etimologitzar (to find or provide etymology for a word) · de etymologisieren (to find or provide etymology for a word) · fi etymologisoida (to find or provide etymology for a word) · pl etymologizować (to find or provide etymology for a word) · pl zetymologizować (to find or provide etymology for a word)