Etymologize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)

construct the history of words

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛɾɪmˈɑːlədʒˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɛtɪmˈɒlədʒˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɛtɪmˈɒlədʒˌaɪz/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɛɾɪmˈɑːlədʒˌaɪz/.

Examples

The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly
Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

etymologise

Parts of Speech

verb	give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word) “The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly”
verb	construct the history of words

Word Forms

etymology	noun	a history of a word
etymologizing	noun	(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

etymologisieren

Geben Sie die Etymologie oder Ableitung an oder schlagen Sie eine Etymologie (für ein Wort) vor.

🇫🇷French

spécialiser en étymologie

donner l'étymologie ou la dérivation ou suggérer une étymologie (pour un mot)

🇪🇸Spanish

etimologizar

dar la etimología o derivación o sugerir una etimología (para una palabra)

🇮🇹Italian

etimologizzare

dare l'etimologia o la derivazione o suggerire un'etimologia (per una parola)

🇳🇱Dutch

etymologie studeren

geef de etymologie of afleiding of suggereer een etymologie (voor een woord)

🇵🇹Portuguese

etimologizar

forneça a etimologia ou derivação ou sugira uma etimologia (para uma palavra)

🇷🇺Russian

этимологизировать

дать этимологию или происхождение или предложить этимологию (для слова)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्युत्पत्ति करना

व्युत्पत्ति या व्युत्पत्ति दें या व्युत्पत्ति सुझाएँ (एक शब्द के लिए)

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যুৎপত্তি

ব্যুৎপত্তি বা ব্যুৎপত্তি দিন বা একটি ব্যুৎপত্তির পরামর্শ দিন (একটি শব্দের জন্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

சொற்பிறப்பியல்

சொற்பிறப்பியல் அல்லது வழித்தோன்றலைக் கொடுங்கள் அல்லது சொற்பிறப்பியல் பரிந்துரைக்கவும் (ஒரு வார்த்தைக்கு)

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యుత్పత్తి

శబ్దవ్యుత్పత్తి లేదా ఉత్పన్నాన్ని ఇవ్వండి లేదా శబ్దవ్యుత్పత్తిని సూచించండి (ఒక పదం కోసం)

🇮🇳Marathi

व्युत्पत्तिशास्त्र

व्युत्पत्ती किंवा व्युत्पत्ती द्या किंवा व्युत्पत्ती सुचवा (शब्दासाठी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યુત્પત્તિશાસ્ત્ર

વ્યુત્પત્તિશાસ્ત્ર અથવા વ્યુત્પત્તિ આપો અથવા વ્યુત્પત્તિ સૂચવો (એક શબ્દ માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ (ಒಂದು ಪದಕ್ಕೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പദപ്രയോഗം

പദോൽപ്പത്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യുൽപ്പന്നം നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു പദോൽപ്പത്തി നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുക (ഒരു വാക്കിന്)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

词源学

给出词源或派生或建议词源（对于一个词）

🇯🇵Japanese

語源を調べる

語源や派生を与える、あるいは語源を示唆する（単語について）

🇰🇷Korean

어원을 분석하다

어원이나 파생어를 제시하거나 (단어에 대해) 어원을 제안합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ nguyên hóa

đưa ra từ nguyên hoặc nguồn gốc hoặc gợi ý từ nguyên (cho một từ)

🇹🇭Thai

นิรุกติศาสตร์

ให้นิรุกติศาสตร์หรือที่มาหรือแนะนำนิรุกติศาสตร์ (สำหรับคำ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menentukan asal kata

memberikan etimologi atau derivasi atau menyarankan etimologi (untuk sebuah kata)

🇵🇭Filipino

etimolohiya

ibigay ang etimolohiya o derivation o magmungkahi ng etimolohiya (para sa isang salita)

🇲🇾Malay

etimologi

berikan etimologi atau terbitan atau cadangkan etimologi (untuk perkataan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخصص بالاتيمولوجيا

إعطاء أصل الكلمة أو الاشتقاق أو اقتراح أصل الكلمة (للكلمة)

🇮🇷Persian

ریشه شناسی کردن

ریشه شناسی یا اشتقاق را بیاورید یا ریشه شناسی را پیشنهاد کنید (برای یک کلمه)

🇹🇷Turkish

etimoloji yapmak

(bir kelime için) etimolojiyi veya türevi verin veya bir etimoloji önerin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לעשות אטימולוגיה

לתת את האטימולוגיה או הגזירה או להציע אטימולוגיה (עבור מילה)

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The primary meaning of 'etymologize' is 'give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)'.

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Using 'etymologize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'etymologize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'etymologize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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