etymologise

英

美

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英英释义

verb

• construct the history of words
  Synonym:etymologize
• give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
  1. The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly
  2. Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing
  Synonym:etymologize