Etymologizing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛɾɪmˈɑːlədʒˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɛtɪmˈɒlədʒˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɛtɪmˈɒlədʒˌaɪzɪŋ/

6 syllables Say it as /ˌɛɾɪmˈɑːlədʒˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

etymologise deriving derivation etymologize

Parts of Speech

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

derive	verb	come from
etymologize	verb	construct the history of words
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

etymologisierend

(historische Linguistik) eine Erklärung des historischen Ursprungs eines Wortes oder einer Phrase

🇫🇷French

étymologisant

(linguistique historique) une explication des origines historiques d'un mot ou d'une expression

🇪🇸Spanish

etimologizar

(lingüística histórica) una explicación de los orígenes históricos de una palabra o frase

🇮🇹Italian

etimologizzante

(linguistica storica) una spiegazione delle origini storiche di una parola o frase

🇳🇱Dutch

etymologiseren

(historische taalkunde) een verklaring van de historische oorsprong van een woord of zin

🇵🇹Portuguese

etimologizando

(lingüística histórica) uma explicação das origens históricas de uma palavra ou frase

🇷🇺Russian

этимологизация

(историческая лингвистика) объяснение исторического происхождения слова или фразы.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्युत्पत्ति करना

(ऐतिहासिक भाषाविज्ञान) किसी शब्द या वाक्यांश की ऐतिहासिक उत्पत्ति की व्याख्या

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যুৎপত্তিগত

(ঐতিহাসিক ভাষাবিজ্ঞান) একটি শব্দ বা বাক্যাংশের ঐতিহাসিক উত্সের ব্যাখ্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

சொற்பிறப்பியல்

(வரலாற்று மொழியியல்) ஒரு சொல் அல்லது சொற்றொடரின் வரலாற்று தோற்றம் பற்றிய விளக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యుత్పత్తి

(చారిత్రక భాషాశాస్త్రం) ఒక పదం లేదా పదబంధం యొక్క చారిత్రక మూలాల వివరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

व्युत्पत्तिशास्त्र

(ऐतिहासिक भाषाशास्त्र) शब्द किंवा वाक्यांशाच्या ऐतिहासिक उत्पत्तीचे स्पष्टीकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યુત્પત્તિશાસ્ત્ર

(ઐતિહાસિક ભાષાશાસ્ત્ર) શબ્દ અથવા શબ્દસમૂહની ઐતિહાસિક ઉત્પત્તિનું સમજૂતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ

(ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಭಾಷಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಪದ ಅಥವಾ ಪದಗುಚ್ಛದ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಮೂಲದ ವಿವರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പദപ്രയോഗം

(ചരിത്രപരമായ ഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രം) ഒരു വാക്കിൻ്റെയോ വാക്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ ചരിത്രപരമായ ഉത്ഭവത്തിൻ്റെ വിശദീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀ

(ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਕਿਸੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼ ਦੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ ਮੂਲ ਦੀ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

词源学

（历史语言学）对单词或短语的历史起源的解释

🇯🇵Japanese

語源を調べる

(歴史言語学) 単語またはフレーズの歴史的起源の説明

🇰🇷Korean

어원을 따지는 것

(역사언어학) 단어나 문구의 역사적 기원에 대한 설명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ nguyên hóa

(ngôn ngữ học lịch sử) sự giải thích về nguồn gốc lịch sử của một từ hoặc cụm từ

🇹🇭Thai

นิรุกติศาสตร์

(ภาษาศาสตร์ประวัติศาสตร์) คำอธิบายต้นกำเนิดทางประวัติศาสตร์ของคำหรือวลี

🇮🇩Indonesian

melakukan etimologi

(linguistik sejarah) penjelasan tentang asal usul sejarah suatu kata atau frasa

🇵🇭Filipino

etimolohiya

(historical linguistics) isang pagpapaliwanag ng mga makasaysayang pinagmulan ng isang salita o parirala

🇲🇾Malay

etimologi

(linguistik sejarah) penjelasan tentang asal usul sejarah sesuatu perkataan atau frasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أصل الكلمة

(علم اللغة التاريخي) شرح للأصول التاريخية لكلمة أو عبارة

🇮🇷Persian

ریشه شناسی

(زبان شناسی تاریخی) توضیح ریشه های تاریخی یک کلمه یا عبارت

🇹🇷Turkish

etimolojikleştirme

(tarihsel dilbilim) bir kelimenin veya ifadenin tarihsel kökenlerinin açıklaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

אטימולוגיזציה

(בלשנות היסטורית) הסבר על המקורות ההיסטוריים של מילה או ביטוי

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