Etymologize

What do we mean by etymologize?

To trace and state the etymology of. intransitive verb

To give or suggest the etymology of a word. intransitive verb

To study etymology or the history of words; search into the origin of words.

To provide or suggest etymologies for words. How perilous it is to etymologize at random.

To give the etymology of; trace the etymology of; provide or suggest an etymology for.

Also spelled etymologise.

To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots. transitive verb

To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. transitive verb

To find or provide etymology for a word, to find etymon for a given word verb

Give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) verb

Construct the history of words verb

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word etymologize. Define etymologize, etymologize synonyms, etymologize pronunciation, etymologize translation, English dictionary definition of etymologize.

I am surprised that this word is not here yet....now it is. Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Some words have been derived from other languages, possibly in a changed form (the source words are called etymons). Through old texts and comparisons with other languages, etymologists try to reconstruct the history of words — when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed. A word often misused and mispronounced 'entymology' which is the study of insects! Urban Dictionary

The study of the origin of words. Not to be confused with "entomology", the study of bugs. "Entymology" is not a word, despite what the other definition says. Urban Dictionary

A person who purposefully misuses a term or tries to appropriate a term based on historical meanings in order to advance a political agenda. Terms some etymological terrorists have used in the past: Isolationist to refer to non-interventionism Classical libertarian to refer to communism and more. Urban Dictionary

A Dirty Sanchez occurs when the passive partner (male or female) is sodomized and a coating of mucus/feces/lube remains on the shaft of the active partner's penis. He pulls out and the passive partner fellates him, drawing the member into his/her mouth through tightly pursed lips. This acts to squeegee the matter from the penis into a thin line or bead encircling the mouth. It forms a John Waters's moustache-like deposit on the recipient's upper lip like the moustache on a Mexican guy (e.g., from a 1930s movie; hence "Sanchez"), or John Waters. (A "Filthy Waters" is equally descriptive, but that term hasn't caught on perhaps due to its being a bit esoteric.) Urban Dictionary

The standard logic used by such people as the knights of the round table. It's sound logic that can only be understood by men of science. E.g. You want to test if a woman is a witch. You burn witches, but you also burn wood. This means witches burn because they are made of wood. Wood also floats in water, just like a duck. So therefore, if she weighs the same as a duck, then she is made out of wood, and is therefore a witch. Now you must weigh her on a set of large scales with a duck, and if they weigh the same, she is guilty of being a witch. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to etymologize:
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Words that rhyme with etymologize:
etymologies.

Consonant match to etymologize:
etymologies, etymologise.

Words that sound like etymologize:
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