etymologize
/ɛtɪˈmɒlədʒʌɪz
/(also etymologise)
verb [with object]
Give or trace the etymology of (a word).All these words are etymologized on the basis of Türkic language....
- The problem with these etymologized words is that they seem to make sense yet one is easily misled.
- The word is etymologised from an ancient Greek word meaning ‘bright stone’.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from medieval Latin etymologizare, from Latin etymologia (see etymology).