etymologize vs derive

etymologize and derive both are verbs.

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

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

etymologize: 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 etymologize include educe.

etymologize (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