Search Result：etymologizing
etymologizing 
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(TTS Sound)Overview of noun etymologizing
The noun etymologizing has 1 sense
- deriving, derivation, etymologizing -- ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
Overview of verb etymologize
The verb etymologize has 2 senses
- 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")
- etymologize, etymologise -- (construct the history of words)