Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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etymologizing | Yes | No | No | No |
etymologize | No | No | Yes | No |
etymologizing (noun) | etymologize (noun) |
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(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase |
etymologizing (verb) | etymologize (verb) |
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construct the history of words | |
give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) |