etymologise vs derive

etymologise and derive both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
etymologise	No	No	Yes	No
derive	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, derive is a hypernym of etymologise; that is, derive is a word with a broader meaning than etymologise:

etymologise: give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
derive: develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

Other hypernyms of etymologise include educe.

etymologise (verb)	derive (verb)
construct the history of words	develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)	obtain from a particular source
	reason by deduction; establish by deduction
	obtain
	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example