Overview of noun etymologizing

The noun etymologizing has 1 sense

• deriving, derivation, etymologizing -- ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)

Overview of verb etymologize

The verb etymologize has 2 senses

• etymologize, etymologise -- (give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word); "The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly"; "Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing")


• etymologize, etymologise -- (construct the history of words)