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Definitions for: ETYMOLOGIZING

etymologizing
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
Construct the history of words
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"