Category:Etymologize

Et`y*mol"o*gize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. étymologiser.]

Defn: To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden

etymologize Et`y*mol"o*gize, v. t.

Defn: To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots. How perilous it is to etymologize at random. Trench.